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Anonymous Posted on Oct 22, 2012

I need to transfer my Outlook data file from an old computer to new.

Tried to copy to a pen drive and then paste to the new PC hard drive; received error when trying to transfer from pen drive to hard drive.

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What was the error message ?

Example on how to copy data and download and save it to usb drive


Click start click on computer to open you should see your drives C: and your other drives cd dvd and your usb drive E: or F:

from there you select the files right click on the file/s right click copy navigate back to the drive right click select paste or hold the mouse cursor the file/s drag them to usb drive then drop them example on how to safe data/files to a usb drive

click start all programs accessories open windows explorer navigate to your data
right click on the data select copy navigate back to the usb drive right click select paste or select


the data hold the mouse cursor then drag the data to your usb drive then drop it in
or if you are downloading data from the internet


once it starts downloading windows will ask whether you want to run or save it
a browse option will open you can save it into a folder in my documents or another device or a


usb device
if you need more help with this post a reply


hope this helps

Testimonial: "Actually - Brian reminded me to search on the error code (I already know how to copy/paste files). "

  • Anonymous Oct 23, 2012

    Thanks so much for replying Brian! The MS error code is 0x80070021 ("An unexpected error is keeping you from copying the file..."). I searched on the error code in Outlook online help and found out I need to go through Task Manager to close Outlook folders. After shutting down the Outlook tasks, I was able to copy/paste the .pst files to a pen drive and then on to my new PC.

  • Brian Sullivan
    Brian Sullivan Oct 23, 2012

    nice work well done

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Hello
for doing that do the following
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SOURCE: cannot transfer files in to sony 4gb pen drive

try a different usb slot ..if that doesnt works then it sounds like your pen drive is damaged .. that can happen in several ways .. if you carry it around with you, make sure the cap is on ... it can get static zapped otherwise .. also the gold fingers inside can get dirty .. another way the drives are damaged is to remove them while data is still being written to the drive ... wait until the light is no longer flashing before removing .. if you are using win98 or winMe .. then make sure you turn off the device before removing ..

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SOURCE: unable to transfer files to sony 4gb pen drive

Restart your PC and try it again or try it on other PCs. If problem persists then pen drive is defective. Return to retailer and ask for a replacement.

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