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mtyhed - 29 Dec 2005 15:58 GMT

I use the Outlook backup program to automatically save my info but keep
losing my "Contacts". How do I copy my contacts into the "Outlook Address
Book" and will this keep me from losing them?

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 29 Dec 2005 16:08 GMT

Your question is confusing. The Outlook Address Book contains no data. It is
a view of your Contacts Folder.
Exactly what are you losing here and exactly what steps are you using to
lose it?

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

>I use the Outlook backup program to automatically save my info but keep
> losing my "Contacts". How do I copy my contacts into the "Outlook Address
> Book" and will this keep me from losing them?

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mtyhed - 30 Dec 2005 15:56 GMT

I see, I am starting to get a vision. I have used the "Backup" for Outlook.
But when I have had to restore I had lost my "address list". I was under the
impression that the backup program actually backed up all the sections of
Outlook not just the mail portion. Therefor I thought I was losing my
contacts but was not really backing them up. Is this correct? and is there a
way to do this?

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> Your question is confusing. The Outlook Address Book contains no data. It is
> a view of your Contacts Folder.
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> > losing my "Contacts". How do I copy my contacts into the "Outlook Address
> > Book" and will this keep me from losing them?

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 30 Dec 2005 16:23 GMT

No. I very much doubt this is correct.
I have no idea what backup program you are using or how you are using it.
The best way to backup Outlook data is to make periodic copies of your
Outlook Data File. That's all there is to it. The file you to copy is your
Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the mail, calendar, contacts
etc are stored.

Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

All Contact data resides in Contact Folders. There is no address book in
Outlook. It appears that whatever you are doing is failing to configure your
Outlook Address Book view after you do a "restore."
Read this:
http://home.indy.rr.com/russval/addressbook.htm#Lose

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

>I see, I am starting to get a vision. I have used the "Backup" for
>Outlook.
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>> > Address
>> > Book" and will this keep me from losing them?

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mtyhed - 31 Dec 2005 16:52 GMT

Thamks for your help Russ, I am pretty sure it is operator error. I use the
backup program fromMicrosoft for outlook, one of the addins.

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TomO

> No. I very much doubt this is correct.
> I have no idea what backup program you are using or how you are using it.
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> >> > Address
> >> > Book" and will this keep me from losing them?

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 31 Dec 2005 19:20 GMT

Never used it. What made you have to do a restore? That might be where the
problem began.

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Russ Valentine
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> Thamks for your help Russ, I am pretty sure it is operator error. I use
> the
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>> >> > Address
>> >> > Book" and will this keep me from losing them?

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