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

Anonymous
2024-05-07T11:48:36+00:00

It also says, "Migrated data is available in New Outlook and can be accessed in On My Computer".

Is this a legitimate Outlook message?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-05-07T13:30:28+00:00

    Thanks Sherry! These days you can't be too careful around messages like this, especially when Microsoft creates it in a format that you've never seen before...

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-07T12:21:33+00:00

    Dear LK Hill,

    Good day! Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community. We are happy to assist you. 

    Yes, this is a legitimate message from Outlook. When you migrate data from Legacy Outlook to New Outlook, a copy of the data is stored on your computer. The message you are seeing is a reminder to delete the copy of the migrated data to free up space on your computer. The migrated data is still available in New Outlook and can be accessed in the "On My Computer" folder.

    If you have any further questions or concerns, please let me know.

    Thanks for your precious time. Have a nice day.  Sincerely,Sherry | Microsoft Community Moderator

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