Transfer Contact List from one Outlook account to another

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Transfer Contact List from one Outlook account to another

John Schell 0

How do I transfer my Contacts file from one Outlook account (business) to another account (personal)? Both are on my Surface Pro but I'm retiring and won't have access to my business account in the near future.

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IGYQ 22,340 Independent Advisor

Hi!

There are few steps to check here:

Method 1: Using Outlook

Open Outlook
Make sure both accounts (business + personal) are added.
- File → Account Settings → Account Settings… → Email tab → New (to add if needed).
Go to your business account Contacts folder.
Select all contacts (Ctrl+A).
Right-click → Copy → choose the Contacts folder of your personal account.
- Done — everything will sync to your personal account in the cloud.

Method 2:Export/Import (PST/CSV)

In Outlook, go to File → Open & Export → Import/Export.
Choose Export to a file → Comma Separated Values (CSV) or Outlook Data File (.pst).
Select your business Contacts folder → save the file locally.
Switch to your personal account in Outlook.
File → Import/Export → Import from another program or file.
Choose the CSV/PST file → Import into your personal Contacts.

Marianne 978 Rhoads 0 Reputation points

2026-10-26T20:09:28.6433333+00:00

not all my contacts - my "contact lists"
Hornblower409 18,540 Reputation points

2026-10-27T07:13:08.1066667+00:00

@Marianne 978 Rhoads said

not all my contacts - my "contact lists"

I understand that you have the same or similar issue to the one discussed in this thread. But you will probably not get any help by adding to an old post.

I would suggest that you start a new thread using the "Ask a question" button at the top of this page to create a new Question and include the details for your specific problem and what steps you have already tried to fix it.