How can I hide backup copies of my Contact folders.

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rabdell - 12 Oct 2005 22:49 GMT

I have a double listing of my contact folders. Contact folder (backup). Is
there a way I can hide the back up folders so that I don't see them when I
select contacts in Outlook?
Thanks,

Roger

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 12 Oct 2005 22:52 GMT

You didn't tell us anything. What is "Contact Folder (backup)" and how did
you create it?

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>I have a double listing of my contact folders. Contact folder (backup).
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> Roger

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rabdell - 12 Oct 2005 23:29 GMT

Thanks for responding Russ. In Outlook I have created a few back up folders
for Contact folders I created. But for this issue we can just consider my
main Contacts folder. I have one copy of that and then under it one that
reads Contacts (backup). So it is my main Contact folder that comes with the
program I am talking about. Both Contacts and Contacts (backup) are
displayed in the contacts main menu window:
Contacts
Contacts (backup)

Does this help?

> You didn't tell us anything. What is "Contact Folder (backup)" and how did
> you create it?
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 12 Oct 2005 23:52 GMT

Not much.
You have not clarified what you mean by "main window." Where is it that you
want to see only Contacts and not "Contacts (backup)?"
Why are you creating a backup folder as a subfolder to the main folder? What
could that possibly back up?

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> Thanks for responding Russ. In Outlook I have created a few back up
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rabdell - 13 Oct 2005 00:52 GMT

Russ,

On the left hand side of the main microsoft outlook program..... you have
folder, mail, and I have contact buttons on the bottom of the left hand sub
window on that main program page (what you see when you open the program).
When I open contacts and see my contact groups listed on the left and all the
names in the next right window, I have duplicate contact folders named
backup. I did not create them knowingly. They appeared.

I am not now at that computer so I can't try to work with it till tomorrow.
Somehow I made copies that show up in that list of contact files. I think I
will just delete them and check my back up options as I may have set it up
that way.

Thanks for your attempts to help
I can't be any more clear than I have been in this email as to what I am
talking about.

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 13 Oct 2005 03:02 GMT

That view is supposed to show all the Contacts Folders in your profile. It
is behaving as designed.
It seems to me you actually have a different question which only you can
answer. How did those folders get there and do you need them?

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Brian Tillman - 13 Oct 2005 14:48 GMT

> Thanks for responding Russ. In Outlook I have created a few back up
> folders for Contact folders I created.

Keep in mind that all your folders are (usually) kept in one Windows file.
Lose that file and you lose everything. Those "backup" folders are probably
not filling the purpose you intend.

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rabdell - 13 Oct 2005 16:20 GMT

Thanks Brian. Then they are simply duplicates in the same file and i"ll
delete them.

> > Thanks for responding Russ. In Outlook I have created a few back up
> > folders for Contact folders I created.
>
> Keep in mind that all your folders are (usually) kept in one Windows file.
> Lose that file and you lose everything. Those "backup" folders are probably
> not filling the purpose you intend.

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