Exporting files from Entourage 2004 (Mac) to Outlook 2007 (Vista)

First, I wish the developers of Entourage would talk to the developers of Outlook. Entourage has and Import/Export option, and so does Outlook. This is much more difficult than it should be.

While you can just drag files out of entourage and put them onto a flash drive and drop them back into Outlook, my problem was that large folders from entourage would not export OK.

How to move the mail:

1. If there are a lot of folders, this is going to take a while. Sorry. If they have a hundred folders underneath their inbox, this will take a while.

2. Download imapsize from http://www.broobles.com/imapsize/index.php in the tools menu, there is a button called "MBOX to eml"

3. Export your emails using entourage. (File>import/export)

4. Move the RGE file to the PC.

5. Run imapsize on the PC, and choose tools>mbox to eml

6. repeat the process on all folders

7. drag and drop the exported files into outlook.

8. Importing contacts is much easier. The export file format for entourage is compatible with the import format for Outlook.