Office 2003 Outlook .PST files from old system.
I've been given .pst files from an old system to move to a new one. The files are:
archive.pst <--what i believe was an export of the old outlook info.
contacts.pst
drafts.pst
inbox.pst
personal folder.pst
mailbox.pst
I imported the archive.pst file and it seems information was being extracted. Progress bar appeared. However only a few old emails appeared.
I put the above files in the \local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook folder but outlook isn't using them. What am I doing wrong??
Thanks
archive.pst <--what i believe was an export of the old outlook info.
contacts.pst
drafts.pst
inbox.pst
personal folder.pst
mailbox.pst
I imported the archive.pst file and it seems information was being extracted. Progress bar appeared. However only a few old emails appeared.
I put the above files in the \local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook folder but outlook isn't using them. What am I doing wrong??
Thanks
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JasperIAM
Herman nailed this one. Thats the easiest to do. Look at the size of the pst file. There may not be much info each.
Looking at the number and names of the different .pst files, I would have to assume you want to import the "old' files into a new "up and running" installation of Outlook.
Attaching them individually using FILE - OPEN and manully copying them to the new data store always seems to yield fewer problems than trying to import them.
Two other things to be aware of;
1) If the .pst were moved over portable media, make sure they are not marked as "read-only".
2) If the new installation is Outlook 2003 and "old data' came from earlier versions, they will in the "old format". In this case, I would DEFINITLY move all data out of this format into the new format and discard ALL old .pst files.
Attaching them individually using FILE - OPEN and manully copying them to the new data store always seems to yield fewer problems than trying to import them.
Two other things to be aware of;
1) If the .pst were moved over portable media, make sure they are not marked as "read-only".
2) If the new installation is Outlook 2003 and "old data' came from earlier versions, they will in the "old format". In this case, I would DEFINITLY move all data out of this format into the new format and discard ALL old .pst files.
cool. thankyou!