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'Empty' Outlook 2007 .pst file

I am trying to backup the data on a laptop before re-installing it for use by another member of staff - and I note that the Outlook account appears to be empty when I run Outlook 2007. However, when I located the .pst file it has a file size of 244MB !!

Why can I not see any content (e-mails etc.) when I open this .pst file using the Outlook 2007 client software ? Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.

chakko

The Outlook may not be configured to use that PST file.

Inside of Outlook you can go to Tools -> Options -> Mail Setup -> Data Files and the browse to that PST file so that it appears inside of Outlook.

WJENorris

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Thanks but have tried that - it seems to access the file without objecting, but every folder seems to be empty ??

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Pr1z

Could be attachments in appointments, a massive number of journals (unlikely) or as Chakko suggests a corrupt PST file. If you open the PST file in Outlook, right click on the root node for the PST, choose properties then click the [Folder Size] button you will see which folder the data is sat in. That might give you more of a clue as to what is going wrong.

Hope this helps

Priz.

WJENorris

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Thanks for your help. chakko's idea to compact the .pst has reduced it in size from 244MB to 265KB - so I guess everything has been deleted leaving an empty box as you suggested. At least I now understand !!

WJENorris

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Thanks again