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Is there a Hub for Win 10? I'm having issues with Classic Outlook Win 10.
Update: I was able to switch to the "New" Outlook with no issue. Just had to sign into the various gmail accounts and download the emails. That went pretty smoothly, so that part is fine. But none of my contact lists were imported. On the "New" Outlook those lists are empty. I can't imagine what a horror show this must be for people using only one computer to suddenly discover their contact list empty (except in the 'edit" feild). I just find it odd that, while "support" for Win 10 has ended, MS seems to have no trouble updating (some parts) of the apps but not Win 10 itself. That jusy seems like grotesque commodification and crap advertizing. Weird. So, now I have the old Classic Outlook on my Win 11 OS on my newer laptop which works fine but only the emails on the New Outlook on my Win 10 OS on my older Dell. How sureal. Only in MS World would this make sence. Ug.
none of my contact lists were imported. On the "New" Outlook those lists are empty.
If your Contacts in Classic Outlook where in a local "This Computer Only" folder (which is the default for any IMAP account like GMail) they will have to be moved manually to the New Outlook for Windows using Export/Import.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/export-contacts-in-outlook-966eb60e-a451-4ade-8025-eead2bfe18ef
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/import-or-export-contacts-in-outlook-using-a-csv-file-bb796340-b58a-46c1-90c7-b549b8f3c5f8#picktab=new_outlook
If you used classic Outlook before moving to new Outlook and you saved contacts locally, those contacts may not have copied over to new Outlook. To import locally saved contacts from classic Outlook to new Outlook, you need to export these contacts to a .csv file in classic Outlook and then import that file to new Outlook.
FYI - As far as a I know, none of the problems you are seeing have anything to do with Win10 vs Win11. It's all just Outlook.
When did Outlook disconnect from MS Windows? I didn't realize you could use it independently from Office? Who knew? But aside from that, when did Outlook start making folks package their contacts and re-import them into the same, upgraded app? That's yet another reason for never using it -- more ensh*tification.
package their contacts and re-import them into the same, upgraded app?
I realize that this is closing the barn door after the horses have bolted, but to avoid the problem next time you remove an IMAP/POP account from Classic Outlook -
You can create a local PST file and make it your Outlook "Default" data file independent of any that Outlook creates for an email account. Once you've done this, any Contacts or Calendar events you create for an IMAP/POP account will be saved in this PST. Not in the OST file that is tied to a specific instance of an email account.
You can even move the PST file to a new PC with a new instance of Classic Outlook and all you have to do is make it the Default Data File and all your data will be available.
I can not include the actual URL to the instructions on how to do this because it's on a non-Microsoft site.
A Google search for something like this should get you some hits:
Outlook Classic. Create a PST and set it as the default data file for Calendar and Contacts instead of the OST that Outlook created
