Moved to new Mac – OLM file won’t populate email database

08. December 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , ,
I'm getting a little frustrated.

I got a new (to me) Macbook Pro 2012 Retina and was transferring all my data over to it tonight, including loading MS Office 2011 from my disc.

I am exporting from my Mac Air 2010 using MS Outlook 2011, file-export OLM file, about 2.6GB sounds about right.  

Copied the entire Documents-Office data subfolders (all check marked including email, address book, etc) and the OLM data to a portable HDD then copied them onto the new Mac, then changed the database to the same one I was using and opened Outlook.  eMail sub-folders and accounts comes up, no data.  No problem, File-Import-OLM and wait 20 minutes while it says it's importing my email.  When it's done... no email.  Just empty folders with the right account names, but none of my emails.

Tried it 3 times, still no luck.  Help???