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Synchronize messages between 2 Outlook archives

Anyone has any idea on how to synchronize messages between 2 different archive files?  A user filed messages into one arive and found out she filed to the wrong file.  Instead of going into each folder and compare messages, is there a way to just synchronize both archive files?
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Any other way that doesn't cost anything?
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Not sure you can synchronize your past files but you can with your new ones by making sure that the accounts on both machines the checkbox Leave a copy on the server ticked.

Link if this is what your after http://support.earthlink.net/mu/1/psc/img/walkthroughs/windows_9x_nt/email/outlook_2002/8418.psc.html

good luck

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Thanks for all your input.  Very close to what I am looking for, but can't do what I want to do except using a paid utility syncpst.  I guess there should be a way to synchronize folders and messages within 2 archives.  Just hope there is a trick to do it without spending money to buy an utility for just use it once.
You can do an export from the most recent one to the other and then tick the boxes as I have said that way you have them synchronised for free, just a little bit of fiddling until you get the files right if you importing/exporting back and forth from one to another:)

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This user has more than 200 folders in one archive, plus folders within folder.  Every folder has 100+ messages in it.  Export will only able to do one folder at a time.  Would it be faster to open both archives and compare side by side?
You could probably write your own code for this, but it would be quite complicated due to the number of folders and sub folders. But theoreticaly I think it is possible.
asllin I have to actually advise you to look at some of the links people have posted regarding PST merging as they look like they will do the job for you.

I would still advise you to make sure the Leave a copy on the server box was ticked on both machines so that you won't have to keep synchronising for the future.

cheers

pjcrooks2000
you can either follow the steps I mentioned above ... or there is a free utility on slipstick where you can download the file - http://www.slipstick.com/addins/mail.htm

Go toward the bottom and look "Duplicate Checker" ... there are a couple of utilities I think ...
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pjcrooks2000, Since I post a question, of course I'll treasure every input.  I did look at all of the links that were posted, but just not what I need.  I know how to merge, but don't want to have duplicates.  I want to do it right the first time, otherwise will cause more problem.

Leaving a copy on the server is only for POP accounts I assume, but we are not using POP.  We just synchroniz the inbox between the client and mailserver.  Since the server limites users' inbox size, they'll have to archive messages very often.  Unfortunately this user archived into wrong archive folder.  She was suppose to have one archive file with 200+ folders in her outlook.  She files messages like she would on regular bases.  Certainly a 3 hour old version showed up in her folder list and she continue moving messages and folders in that 3 hour old version for about 2 days.  Then she realized some of her work was missing and found out there were 2 copies of archive files.  Of course she can keep the most current archive file that was worked on for the past 2 days, but she'll loose 3 hours of work on the original archive file.  By merging both files will not work, because over 80% of the messages will be duplicated.  Hope I made this clear enough for more input.  The reason she got 2 versions of the archive files was upgrading a new computer.  Thanks again for all your help.
Are you using Exchange server? If you are, you can use the Exmerge utility ....
Point noted asllin :)
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Thank you all for your input.  I finally decided to use Synchpst for this issue.  Talk to you all again later.  :)