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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / March 2006importing outlook 2003 contact lists
I have more than one email account set up in Outlook 2003. When I try to import my contacts list into the new outlook email account, it asks me (browse) for the location of the file. Where is this file, I've looked under outlook in program files, and can't find it anywhere. Thanx anyone! Joe > I have more than one email account set up in Outlook 2003. When I > try to import my contacts list into the new outlook email account, it > asks me (browse) for the location of the file. Where is this file, > I've looked under outlook in program files, and can't find it > anywhere. Why do you believe you need to import anything? All mail accounts will use the same folders and have access to the same contacts. Describe in detail what you're doing and what you'd like to do.  SignatureBrian Tillman I have 3 different email accounts set up under MS Outlook. You have to close out Outlook, and then open it up again to access a different email address. My full address book (contacts) is available in the original email address, but in the 2 new ones I created, there is nothing in the address book when you open it up. I'd like to import the address book in the original email account into the 2 new ones. Thanx for responding! (:> > > I have more than one email account set up in Outlook 2003. When I > > try to import my contacts list into the new outlook email account, it [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the same folders and have access to the same contacts. Describe in detail > what you're doing and what you'd like to do. > I have 3 different email accounts set up under MS Outlook. You have > to close out Outlook, and then open it up again to access a different > email address. Then you're talking about mail profiles, not mail accounts. There's no need to have separate mail profiles for each account. Define all your accounts in the same mail profile. > My full address book (contacts) is available in the > original email address, but in the 2 new ones I created, there is > nothing in the address book when you open it up. > I'd like to import the address book in the original email account > into the 2 new ones. Just open the first profile's PST in your other profiles. File>Open>Outlook Data File. SignatureBrian Tillman I tried it. File/open/outlook data file. Clicked OK and nothing happened. Are we communicating I hope? I want all the personal folders and address book (contacts) in my new email account. Not sure what you mean by profile. Also, I set up a 2nd computer on a network and created an outlook account with the same email as one of the accounts (profiles?) on the first computer and want to "import" all the folders and address book info. Still no luck. Should be the same procedure. Thanx > > I have 3 different email accounts set up under MS Outlook. You have > > to close out Outlook, and then open it up again to access a different [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Just open the first profile's PST in your other profiles. File>Open>Outlook > Data File. > I tried it. File/open/outlook data file. Clicked OK and nothing > happened. Clicking File>Open>Outlook Data File will bring up a windows browser window. You then browse to the folder containing the PST you wish to add, select the PST, and click OK. > Are we communicating I hope? I want all the personal > folders and address book (contacts) in my new email account. Not > sure what you mean by profile. A mail profile is a container in the Windows Registry that locates your various Outlook accounts, data stores, and services. You manipulate a mail profile in the Mail applet of Control Panel. Define a mail account within a profile either from the Mail applet in Control Panel (with the E-mail Accounts button) or with Tools>E-mail Accounts>Add a new e-mail account in Outlook. You can define multiple accounts in the same profile that way. > Also, I set up a 2nd computer on a > network and created an outlook account with the same email as one of > the accounts (profiles?) on the first computer and want to "import" > all the folders and address book info. For a method you can use to transfer your data from one PC to the other, see this: http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm . Never export to or import from a PST. You will lose data and possibly corrupt your mail profile. SignatureBrian Tillman Thank you again very much for your response. Unfortunately, still no luck. I know exactly where the .pst files (personal folders and subfolders are, but no luck reimporting or retrieving them. The link you sent me says to do the two things I've been trying over and over again, which are the same two you suggested: During both of these attempts - File/Open/Outlook Data File. When I do this it just brings in an empty Personal folders file, not one with all my exported subfolders in it. No subfolders and no address book. (Contacts) - Import a .pst file. When I do this it imports the messages from the .pst file inbox, and all my calendar reminders, but again, nothing from my personal address book (contacts) or any of my subfolders. Thank you again for your continued attempts to help. > > I tried it. File/open/outlook data file. Clicked OK and nothing > > happened. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > or import from a PST. You will lose data and possibly corrupt your mail > profile. > During both of these attempts > > - File/Open/Outlook Data File. When I do this it just brings in an > empty Personal folders file, not one with all my exported subfolders > in it. No subfolders and no address book. (Contacts) Your words were "nothing happens". Opening a PST and finding it empty is different than "nothing happens". Since exporting to a PST is usually a bad idea, how do you know that that PST contains data? Have you used the Inbox Repair Tool (SCANPST.EXE) just to be sure? > - Import a .pst file. When I do this it imports the messages from > the .pst file inbox, and all my calendar reminders, but again, > nothing from my personal address book (contacts) or any of my > subfolders. Describe your EXACT steps. Perhaps there's a detail you're missing. SignatureBrian Tillman Well, it finally worked. I was importing the outlook.pst file instead of the backup.pst file. I figured they were both the same. The personal folders/subfolders imported into a separate personal folder, but I was able to drag the subfolders nto the existing personal folder. I didn't realize you had to actually select the contacts folder also in a separate import instead of that being directly imported into the address book with all the personal/subfolders at the same time, so that's fixed now too. Thank you very much for sticking with me thru all this!! Aren't computers fun! (:> (Are you with MS?) > > During both of these attempts > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Describe your EXACT steps. Perhaps there's a detail you're missing. > Well, it finally worked. I was importing the outlook.pst file > instead of the backup.pst file. You shouldn't be importing anything. File>Open>Outlook Data File is the correct approach. > I didn't realize you had to actually select the > contacts folder also in a separate import You don't. SignatureBrian Tillman > Thank you very much for sticking with me thru all this!! You're welcome. > Aren't computers fun! Computers are my life. I love working with them, and this isn't being sarcastic. > (Are you with MS?) Nope. SignatureBrian Tillman |
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