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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Calendaring / June 2007Import .pst and creates tons of duplicates...?!
Because i'm on a secured computer at work i bring my ".pst" file back home so i can sync it to my home computer...therefore having access to my calendar over the weekend.... problem is when i import the .pst i get tons of duplicates of events/appointments (even on the first time) in my outlook and it's tooooo numerous to go and delete every one of them. I actually tried deleting all the duplicates but when i re-load the new .pst the next week.... lo and behold.... the SAME DUPLICATES appear... why does this happen and how come these duplicates are not shown on my work computer? (and no, these are not typically "recurring" events) THANKS A LOT, WHOEVER CAN ANSWER THIS!!!  Signature"I should have paid attention in computer class..." > Because i'm on a secured computer at work i bring my ".pst" file back > home so i can sync it to my home computer...therefore having access [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > events/appointments (even on the first time) in my outlook and it's > tooooo numerous to go and delete every one of them. Importing is never the way to transfer data between Outlook instances. > I actually tried deleting all the duplicates but when i re-load the > new .pst the next week.... lo and behold.... the SAME DUPLICATES [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > my work computer? (and no, these are not typically "recurring" > events) If yo open the PST and copy only those items whose modified dates are more recent that what's already in the existing PST you won't have any duplicates. See if any of the sync techniques here help: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm SignatureBrian Tillman Brian, Thanks for the response. I've been browsing thru the website you sent me: slipstick.com... and I haven't really found any other method of transporting calendar & contacts from one computer to the other... other than the .pst method I've been doing (which isn't good either). How do you "open the pst and copy only items modified" as you mentioned? Once again, the catch is that I'm on a military secured network, therefore I can't just plug in my PDA/smartphone and download or upload information... BUT i can transfer .pst files to a thumb drive that I can take home... and eventually synch to my home computer. Hopefully someone out there has an answer to my issue... > Thanks for the response. I've been browsing thru the website you > sent me: slipstick.com... and I haven't really found any other method [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > How do you "open the pst and copy only items modified" as you > mentioned? Copy the PST to your hard drive. Start Outlook and click File>Open>Outlook Data File. Browse to the PST, select it, and click OK. It will open as a second set of folders. Open the calendar or contacts, display it in a table view, add the Modified date column to the header line, sort by the modified date, and copy anything that has changed since the last time to your default folders. SignatureBrian Tillman Brian, when I try to do what you suggest, I get a "cannot access" message. Actually, I am trying to open an Outlook data file containing emails from another of my home computers whose system crashed. But it is implying that I cannot access for security reasons I guess. When I go an look at the security option of the file it tells me that I should be able to access it on my current computer where I am the administrator. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks SignatureMikechemie > > Thanks for the response. I've been browsing thru the website you > > sent me: slipstick.com... and I haven't really found any other method [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > date, and copy anything that has changed since the last time to your default > folders. > Brian, when I try to do what you suggest, I get a "cannot access" > message. Actually, I am trying to open an Outlook data file [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > file it tells me that I should be able to access it on my current > computer where I am the administrator. You can copy it, though? Make sure it's not read-only. Make a copy and open the copy in, say, Wordpad. I know it won't make sense, but if you can at east open it with another app, you should be able to open it in Outlook. SignatureBrian Tillman Okay, Now... is this the "ONLY METHOD" of doing business? Is there a way to select "tasks, notes, contacts, and calendar" in one shot and copy that "one file" to a selected disk to import (back and forth from home and work computer)? I'd figure that Microsoft would have made a function like that by now...rather than create a .pst for all 4 of those... Signature"I should have paid attention in computer class..." > > Brian, when I try to do what you suggest, I get a "cannot access" > > message. Actually, I am trying to open an Outlook data file [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > open the copy in, say, Wordpad. I know it won't make sense, but if you can > at east open it with another app, you should be able to open it in Outlook. > Now... is this the "ONLY METHOD" of doing business? > Is there a way to select "tasks, notes, contacts, and calendar" in > one shot and copy that "one file" to a selected disk to import (back > and forth from home and work computer)? NEVER import a PST. You will lose data. ALl of your Outlook data (i.e., Tasks, Mail, Calendar, Journal, Notes, Contacts) are all in the same file. > I'd figure that Microsoft would have made a function like that by > now...rather than create a .pst for all 4 of those... You don't understand how PSTs work. SignatureBrian Tillman Okay, I didn't mean "import" i meant "export"... i guess that's what you meant. Right? Signature"I should have paid attention in computer class..." > > Now... is this the "ONLY METHOD" of doing business? > > Is there a way to select "tasks, notes, contacts, and calendar" in [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > You don't understand how PSTs work. > I didn't mean "import" i meant "export"... i guess that's what you > meant. Right? Never export from a PST, either. It's unnecessary and loses data. SignatureBrian Tillman
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