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Jer - 30 Sep 2003 18:24 GMT

Is there any way to get the address book from my old hard
drive (now slave) to my new one? How about the inbox,
deleted items,etc? Thanks

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Slim - 30 Sep 2003 19:03 GMT

Locate the *.pst file on the old drive, then move it to
the new drive.

>-----Original Message-----
>Is there any way to get the address book from my old hard
>drive (now slave) to my new one? How about the inbox,
>deleted items,etc? Thanks
>.

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Jer - 30 Sep 2003 20:15 GMT

I don't know where to put it. On the old drive (upgraded
from 98 to 2000) there is a file called outlook.pst. I
put it in the WINNT folder and in the My Documents
folder. It still doesn't show up in Outlook. Thanks

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Chris - 30 Sep 2003 21:33 GMT

Put it in the same place as where you got it from the old
hard drive.

P.S. ignore my previous message. Didn't refresh and see
the newer postings.

Chris

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 30 Sep 2003 23:59 GMT

Not recommended. That would just overwrite the PST file the new installation
is using, which can create a mess.

Move the PST anywhere you want. The important thing is to expressly
reconfigure Outlook to use the old PST. To use another PST file (such as one
from an earlier installation) and set it to be the default for your current
installation of Outlook, you will first need to know the location and name
of the PST file you'd like to use as your new default. Then use the
following directions, depending on version and mode of Outlook:

Corporate Mode: (With Outlook closed)
- Control Panel > Mail applet
- Remove the current Personal Folder service
- Readd the service, directing it to the new PST file location
- Restart Outlook

Internet Mail Only mode:
- File menu > Open > Personal Folders file > migrate to the new PST file
location to open it
- Right-click on the root of the new set of folders in the folder pane (View

> Folder List)

- Choose Properties
- Check the "Deliver POP mail" box
- Quit & restart Outlook
- Now you can Close the PST file that you were previously using (R-click on
that pst folder while in Folder View and select "Close <foldername>
Folders"). If you have any information in your former PST that you'd like to
transfer to your new default PST, you can drag and drop from one to the
other before you close the old one.

Outlook 2002:
- Go to Tools > Options > Mail Setup > Data Files > Add...
- Add the PST you'd like as your new default, then Close > OK to exit the
Options dialog
- Go to Tools > E-mail Accounts > View or change existing e-mail accounts
- Select the PST you just added in the "Deliver New e-mail to the following
location" dropdown (it will most likely appear just below the current
default Personal Folders file) > Finish
- Exit and Restart Outlook
- You can now close the previous default PST (R-click on that pst folder
while in Folder View and select "Close <foldername> Folders"). If you have
any information in your former PST that you'd like to transfer to your new
default PST, you can drag and drop from one to the other before you close
the old one.

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Chris - 30 Sep 2003 21:31 GMT

What operatining system are you using?

Chris

>-----Original Message-----
>Is there any way to get the address book from my old hard
>drive (now slave) to my new one? How about the inbox,
>deleted items,etc? Thanks
>.

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Jer - 01 Oct 2003 14:11 GMT

W2K. I don't know where to put it. On the old drive
(upgraded
from 98 to 2000) there is a file called outlook.pst. I
put it in the WINNT folder and in the My Documents
folder. It still doesn't show up in Outlook. Thanks

>-----Original Message-----
>What operatining system are you using?
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 01 Oct 2003 18:02 GMT

Are you not seeing the replies to the posts here?
I posted the instructions. It does not matter where you put the file. Put it
anywhere. Then configure Outlook to open and use it as the default using the
instructions I posted.

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