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Undo Outlook AutoArchive?

One of my users somehow got auto archiving turned on in outlook 2007.

As you know, it preserves directory structure, so he's got 40 sub folders of data copied to an archive.pst file.

When I dragged the inbox from the archive.pst to the inbox of our exchange server, it became a subfolder of inbox.

When I dragged the inbox subfolder to the root of the exchange mailbox, it renamed it to inbox1 (so I have inbox & inbox1).

It doesn't let me click / shift click multiple folders.

QUESTION:
How can I merge the results of all the subfolder back to the exchange account, effectively "un-doing" the auto-archive?

Thanks,
Mike

itnetworkn

You could use a tool like Exmerge that allows you to copy to and from a .pst. For one user account I would simply copy the sub folders into the appropriate Inbox. If you do not know how to do this simply right click, and select move.

mike2401

ASKER

The right click move created "inbox1", it didn't overlay.

Is there any way without installing software?

Thx
Mike

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itnetworkn

Correct Mike. I meant that you will have to move the sub folders and emails into the correct Inbox. You can not have two Inboxes. You will have copy the contents of it (sub folders and all), and will need to move it into the correct Inbox.

mike2401

ASKER

Thanks, the import did the trick!

I shared this solution with my team mates who have at various times copied subfolder contents manually.

Great tip!

Thanks!

Mike