Backup Outlook Calendar to a New Computer Easily [2024]

Data loss always happens when you are not prepared. Therefore, backing up important data is a lesson we should learn. To avoid losing data, you can back up the Outlook calendar to a new computer that is well-functioning. Of course, you may need a tool to select and back up only the important ones. In this article, we give you two feasible ways to do so.

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Melissa Lee

Updated on Feb 26, 2024

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Outlook is the program that stores, organizes, and helps users manage Emails, contacts, and calendars. People want to back up Outlook calendar data mainly because they are afraid of data loss due to breakdown or failure. And many people choose to back up the data to a new computer.

The question is how you can back up Outlook calendar to a new computer. In this tutorial, we will give you the detailed steps to do so and offer you the software or device needed. Now, let's dive in to get more information.

Why Do You Need to Backup Outlook Calendar?

This will help you to manage appointments in the future in case of Calendar breakdown or technical dubieties. Data loss can occur due to accidental deletion, virus attacks, or other situations. If you don't want to be stuck in this situation, it is always right to back up Outlook data regularly.

Not just the Calendar category, you can also back up Outlook Emails 2010, backup Contacts, and more. After backing up, you can restore the data at any time to any device you want. After knowing the importance of backing up Outlook, you can go to the next part now.

Backup Outlook Calendar to a New Computer Automatically

If you want to change your old computer to a new one, you can back up Outlook manually. But to avoid accidental data loss, it's better to back up your data automatically. In this case, you don't have to worry that the newly saved data are not included. To do so, you will need EaseUS Todo Backup Home.

This is third-party software that can back up anything on your computer. Hard drives, selected disk partitions, files, and file folders are all included. Moreover, it can create a free system backup image for you. After backing up, you can also restore Outlook backup with clicks.

Main Features of EaseUS Todo Backup:

Now, you can download this software from the button below.

Follow the steps below to back up Outlook Calendar to a new computer.

On your old computer:

Step 1. Launch EaseUS Todo Backup on your computer, and click Create Backup on the home screen and then hit the big question mark to select backup contents.

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Step 2. Among the four backup options, click "Apps data".

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Step 3. Then you can see all the apps that can be backed up. Find and chekc the "Microsoft Outlook" option. Select the mailbox addresses you want to make a backup of the mails, contacts or calendars and click "OK".

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Step 4. Next, you'll need to choose a location to save the Outlook backup by clicking the illustrated area.

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Step 5. The backup location can be another local drive on your computer, an external hard drive, network, cloud or NAS. Generally, we recommend you use an external physical drive or cloud to preserve the backup files. 

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Step 6. Cusomiztion settings like setting an automatic backup schedule in daily, weekly, monthly, or upon an event, and making a differential and incremental backup are available in the Options button if you're interested. Click "Backup Now", and the Outlook backup process will begin. The completed backup task will display on the left side in a card style.

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On your new computer:

Step 1. Launch EaseUS Todo Backup, click "Browse to Recover".

Click Browse to Recover

Step 2. Guide to your backup destination, choose the backup file you want to recover. (The backup file created by EaseUS Todo Backup is a pbd file.)

Choose the backup file

Step 3. Choose the recovery location. You can recover data to a specific location or to original location.

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Step 4. Click "Proceed" and the recovery would start.

Backup Outlook Calendar with a USB

If you don't want to download anything to your computer, you can also back up the data to your USB device and make a USB drive data recovery on your new computer. Similarly, you can back up Emails and Contacts data if you need. Just follow the steps given to back up the Outlook calendar to a new computer with your USB.

Backup calendar from your old computer:

Step 1. In Outlook, click "File" from the top menu and select "Import and Export" from the drop-down. This will open your Import and Export Wizard.

Note:
If you are using Outlook 2010, it will be "File" > "Open" > "Import".

Step 2. Select "Export to a file" and click "Next" at the bottom. Then, select "Outlook Data File (.pst)" and click "Next" at the bottom.

Step 3. Select "Calendar" in the folder list. After making sure "Include subfolders" is checked, click "Next" at the bottom.

Step 4. Connect your USB drive to your computer. Click "Browse" at the top of the Import and Export Wizard, and select your USB.

Step 5. Select "Allow duplicate items to be created" and click "Finish". Enter your password and click "OK". The backup will be created.

Backup Calendar from Your Old Computer

Backup calendar to your new computer:

Step 1. Connect the USB that contains data to your new computer. Then, open Outlook and the Import and Export Wizard on this computer.

Step 2. Select "Import from another program or file" > "Next". Then, select "Outlook Data File (.pst)" > "Next" at the bottom.

Step 3. Click "Browse" at the top of the Import and Export Wizard and select your backup file on your external USB drive.

Step 4. Click "Open" at the bottom and select "Do not allow duplicates". Then, click "Next" at the bottom to select the folders you want to import. Lastly, click "Finish" to complete.

Backup Calendar to Your New Computer

Backup Outlook Calendar to a New Computer FAQs

We collected some frequently asked questions related to "backup Outlook Calendar to a new computer". Let's have a look at them now.

1. How do I transfer my Outlook calendar?

You can download EaseUS Todo PCTrans and follow the steps below to do so:

  1. 1. Go to "App Migration" and click "Start" to continue.
  2. 2. Tick the C drive and select programs (marked as "Yes") that you want to transfer.
  3. 3. Click the triangle icon to select another drive on your computer as the destination, and click "Transfer" to start the process.
  4. 4. Wait patiently until the transferring process finishes and click "OK" to confirm.

2. Why is my Outlook calendar not syncing on my new computer?

Maybe it's because an incorrect calendar is selected for synchronization, your Outlook account is not connected, or the third-party application is misconfigured.

3. Can I access my Outlook calendar from another computer?

Yes, if you are using desktop Outlook with an Exchange server (Outlook.com or Office.com), calendars, contacts, and emails will be synced. All you need to do is to log in to your account on another computer.

Conclusion

Now, you can see that backing up the Outlook calendar to a new computer is not a difficult task if you have the necessary tools and methods. We hope you can do it successfully with the tips offered in this article. To back up and restore data from your computer and apps, you may download EaseUS Todo Backup from the button below.

EaseUS Todo Backup

EaseUS Todo Backup is a dependable and professional data backup solution capable of backing up files, folders, drives, APP data and creating a system image. It also makes it easy to clone HDD/SSD, transfer the system to different hardware, and create bootable WinPE bootable disks.

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