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MS Office Forum / Outlook / General MS Outlook Questions / September 2007pst Import Issues
Hello, I would like to import the mail and contacts saved on couple of pst files. However, when I import the files, nothing seems to be inside them. No mail, no folders... nothing... The strange thing is that these pst files range in size from 20,000KB to an entire GIG. Any suggestions on how to extract whatever data is on these files would be greatly appreciated! Sincerely, -E Importing is never the correct way to transfer Outlook data. If you want to know what PST files contain, open them in Outlook using the following instructions: File > Open > Outlook Data File...  SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Sincerely, > -E I've tried this, and nothing is showing. No files. There is a subfolder in the Deleted items... but there are no items. Any possible reason why this might be? > Importing is never the correct way to transfer Outlook data. If you want to > know what PST files contain, open them in Outlook using the following [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Sincerely, > > -E Thank you for your advice. Unfortunately, I attempted this and still, no items have been imported. There is, however, a subfolder in the Deleted Items... but no items are present. Is there any possible explination as to why these pst's are empty but such a large file? > Importing is never the correct way to transfer Outlook data. If you want to > know what PST files contain, open them in Outlook using the following [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Sincerely, > > -E > Thank you for your advice. Unfortunately, I attempted this and > still, no items have been imported. There is, however, a subfolder > in the Deleted Items... Is that subfolder empty? SignatureBrian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] Yes sir, it is > > Thank you for your advice. Unfortunately, I attempted this and > > still, no items have been imported. There is, however, a subfolder > > in the Deleted Items... > > Is that subfolder empty? > Yes sir, it is Then, alas, the PSTs you're trying to open really are empty, as far as Outlook is concerned. How were they created? How were they placed where they currently reside? SignatureBrian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] The explanation is that the data has been deleted or corrupted but the file has not yet been compacted. Only you know how these files were created and handled. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Thank you for your advice. Unfortunately, I attempted this and still, no > items have been imported. There is, however, a subfolder in the Deleted [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> > Sincerely, >> > -E Haha... I wish I did know how these files were created... I'm actually trying to assist a friend who knows little to nothing about computers. I hadn't thought that the file hasn't been compacted despite it's lack of data... Kinda like an Access Database, I guess... Interesting... Thank you all for your help! > The explanation is that the data has been deleted or corrupted but the file > has not yet been compacted. Only you know how these files were created and [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > >> > Sincerely, > >> > -E > Haha... I wish I did know how these files were created... I'm > actually trying to assist a friend who knows little to nothing about > computers. Your friend might know diddly about computers, but he sure should know himself and what steps he tool to create them. That's just a memory, no different from remembering what you ate for breakfast. SignatureBrian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] |
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