How to Export and Import Outlook Account IMAP Settings

Go to the registry editor. Search your windows with “registry…” and it will come up.

How to find the registry editor under windows

Back up all settings, following the steps:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- Software
- Microsoft
- Office
- 15.0 or 16.0, depending the local settings.
- Outlook
- Profiles (this is what you should look for.
- *** We want to back this up = Outlook >> PROFILES

OR simply you can copy/paste the following explorer URL

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook

Computer HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry

Export the PROFILES and save on your PC

Export the PROFILES

Better save the file in external hard drive. This way you can easily transfer and restore the settings on different PC

save the file in external hard drive

Then, on new PC, just DOUBLE click on the backup register file.
It will RUN, click “YES” to confirm to install into your Outlook
Open up your Outlook now.
Then, Outlook will request the passwords for ALL Email accounts. You enter once, click on “save password” then the password will be saved on the local outlook file.
It will sync all your files – contacts, emails, calendars and then are good to go 😊

IMAP copy settings

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