Problem Importing My Contacts into new PC from Microsoft Outlook

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Nathalie Vu-Van-Toan - 16 Feb 2005 12:09 GMT

I have followed the correct procedure to export and then to import my
Contacts from Microsoft Outlook. But when I import, I get the following
message: Not a Personal Folders File.

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 16 Feb 2005 23:29 GMT

The correct procedure does not involve exporting and importing.
The correct procedure is to copy your Outlook Data file and open it in the
other installation.
Exporting will often create an corrupt file, as you've now discovered.

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Russ Valentine
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>I have followed the correct procedure to export and then to import my
> Contacts from Microsoft Outlook. But when I import, I get the following
> message: Not a Personal Folders File.

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Nathalie Vu-Van-Toan - 17 Feb 2005 14:53 GMT

Hi Russ,
Thank you, now that I am ready to copy my Outlook Data File, I just can't
find where to locate it on my hard disk. Can you help me. Thanks again.
Nathalie

> The correct procedure does not involve exporting and importing.
> The correct procedure is to copy your Outlook Data file and open it in the
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> > Contacts from Microsoft Outlook. But when I import, I get the following
> > message: Not a Personal Folders File.

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 17 Feb 2005 22:07 GMT

You can find the name and location of your any Outlook Data file by
examining its properties in Outlook: R click > Properties > Advanced >
Filename...

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Russ Valentine
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> Hi Russ,
> Thank you, now that I am ready to copy my Outlook Data File, I just can't
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>> > Contacts from Microsoft Outlook. But when I import, I get the following
>> > message: Not a Personal Folders File.

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Nathalie Vu-Van-Toan - 18 Feb 2005 10:07 GMT

Hi Russ,

I did find it in the end, unfortunately I get exactly the same message.
Coould it have someting to do with the fact I use multilangues (I use some
French characters a lot in addresses and emails).

Cheers

Nathalie

> You can find the name and location of your any Outlook Data file by
> examining its properties in Outlook: R click > Properties > Advanced >
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> >> > Contacts from Microsoft Outlook. But when I import, I get the following
> >> > message: Not a Personal Folders File.

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