I'm getting a message in New Outlook that says ""Delete copy of migrated data from Legacy Outlook to free up space."

Microsoft could care less about those of us who pay for subscriptions.

I have used Outlook from day one, starting with Outlook Express. I have invested much time (years), archived many, may emails in many, many folders. Over the years Outlook has become not only a maze of versions that are half baked bloatware or work in progress releases,  Insult to injury: moving Windows Outlook Legacy to my MAC desktop was a nightmare and I’m still living with unresolved issues from that migration.  The idea of switching to another email client is my last choice but not off the table.  Did I mention Tech support or a lack thereof? 

I would venture to say many of Outlook users don’t need all the bloatware features M$ tries to peddle. I for one vote to see the return of a simpler email client like Outlook Express for home users or users with lesser needs.

I couldn't agree more. Outlook was once a handy, useful tool that I enjoyed using. Over the years it has morphed into less intuitive program that makes finding needed emails frustrating.

Hi Sandy,

I believe the "On My Computer" data was still there, just not visible in New Outlook, but I did have a Time Machine backup of the previous state that I could restore from.

Sincerely,

Karl Owens | Technology Services Manager
University of Oregon | USS Academic Central
******@uoregon.edu | 541-346-8550

Hi Karl,

What process did you go through to restore data when it disappeared when switching to New Outlook? I lost a load of important emails and our computer guy could not find a way of getting them back .

Hope you see this or perhaps someone else knows.

Cheers,

Sandy