I created a PST file for Outlook 2007, I now need to be able to import this into Outlook 2003
Is there a way I can convert the file to be compatible?
thanks
Tim
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i don't think so its possible, and if its possible then i am 100% sure, it will create a mess, as outlook 2007 comes with new featues and some internal format to manage pst, which outlook 2003 can no way understant it.
But you can try this workaround.
Creat a pst file on outlook 2003 and then open it in outlook 2007, and then drag drop all email items to the pst and then open the pst back in outlook 2003.
let me know if that works.
Hello timwilliams77,
Outlook 2007 and 2003 use the same format PST file, unicode. You can copy the PST file to new computer, and use Outlook 2003 import wizard to import the data.
Or you can open the copied PST file in Outlook 2003 by going to File > Open, and navigate to the file location.
Hope this helps!
war1
Tim,
To verify, you are move emails from Outlook 2007 to Outlook 2003? Not over version? Outlook 2007 is compatible with 2003 but not 2002 or earlier.
Are you trying to import the PST file? Import does not work well in Outlook.
Try to open the file in a new Personal Folder. Then you can drag emails from one folder to another.
To make things simpler, I will summarise
An Outlook 2007 formatted PST file will NOT open in Outlook 2003, its a format that Outlook 2003 will not understand.
To get your data from an Outlook 2007 PST file, you need to create a 2003 PST file and move the contents of the 2007 PST file to the 2003 PST file, from within Outlook 2007.
Then you will be able to open the 2003 PST file within Outlook 2003
This is the only way to do it, as the Microsoft Office article I posted originally explains
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by: PBAMarkPosted on 2007-11-06 at 03:49:35ID: 20222979
"Convert your Outlook 2003/Office Outlook 2007 .pst file to Outlook 97-2002 format
There is no automatic procedure to convert an Office Outlook Personal Folders File (.pst) to the older format Outlook 97-2002 Personal Folders file (.pst), which has smaller capacity and no Unicode support. The easiest way to do so is to create a data file in the older Outlook 97-2002 Personal Folders file (.pst) format and then import items from the newer data file format to the older .pst file format."
Taken from this link:
http://office.microsoft.co