How to restore default Contacts from a sub-folder of Journal?

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SWR - 07 Jun 2005 18:14 GMT

My default Contacts folder has strangely moved and is now a sub-folder of
Journal.
I can't delete it. I can't move it (or don't know how to).

It is no good simply creating another contacts folder at the top level
because it will still not be the default folder.

I just want to move it back to the top level beneath Outlook today.
I'm using OL 2002 SP3

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Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook] - 07 Jun 2005 18:34 GMT

What happens when you try to drag it from where it is and drop it on the
root of the folder tree (Outlook Today)?

> My default Contacts folder has strangely moved and is now a sub-folder of
> Journal.
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> I just want to move it back to the top level beneath Outlook today.
> I'm using OL 2002 SP3

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Simon - 08 Jun 2005 13:03 GMT

I get the message "Can't move the items. Special folders including Inbox,
Contacts.....can't be moved."
Any other ideas?

> What happens when you try to drag it from where it is and drop it on the
> root of the folder tree (Outlook Today)?
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> > I just want to move it back to the top level beneath Outlook today.
> > I'm using OL 2002 SP3

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Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook] - 08 Jun 2005 14:04 GMT

It's a long shot but try starting Outlook once with the /resetfolders
command line switch. This switch (and a few other really helpful ones) are
discussed here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;296192

>I get the message "Can't move the items. Special folders including Inbox,
> Contacts.....can't be moved."
> Any other ideas?

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