I have 1 computer (my primary desktop) running Outlook 2010 with the default PST file associated with a POP3 acct and another IMAP mailbox. I have migrated a copy of all my POP3 emails to my IMAP account (in pieces, so Outlook won't hang during such a large transfer to an IMAP server). I have modified my rules so the destination folder ('specified folder' when creating/modifying rules) is inside the IMAP folder tree. I routinely copy the default Outlook.pst file from my primary desktop to my laptop.
When I open Outlook on the laptop (the laptop has the same POP3 and IMAP acct info as the desktop), all the mailboxes are OK, but the rules are missing. If I try to export the rules from my primary desktop via Rules/Options/Export and import them to the laptop, the rules now appear, but if I click ok or apply, then an popup message box appears "One or more rules contain errors, delete or modify these rules" and the destination folder has been wiped out in the rule definition.
When I open Outlook on the laptop (the laptop has the same POP3 and IMAP acct info as the desktop), all the mailboxes are OK, but the rules are missing. If I try to export the rules from my primary desktop via Rules/Options/Export and import them to the laptop, the rules now appear, but if I click ok or apply, then an popup message box appears "One or more rules contain errors, delete or modify these rules" and the destination folder has been wiped out in the rule definition.