Which of my 8 .pst files should I tranfer

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Mike M. - 09 Mar 2008 19:03 GMT

I want to transfer my contacts files to a new PC but have 8 .pst files in the
folder. The old PC used XP & Outlook 2003. The new PC uses Vista and Outlook
2007.

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Mike M. - 09 Mar 2008 19:08 GMT

> I want to transfer my contacts files to a new PC but have 8 .pst files in the
> folder. The old PC used XP & Outlook 2003. The new PC uses Vista and Outlook
> 2007.
> Sorry, I meant to add that only 1 of the .pst files has a recent "modified" date and the rest are anywhere from 3 to 5 years old. I really have no interest in transferring old emails, just contacts. Thanks,

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Karl Timmermans - 09 Mar 2008 20:37 GMT

Only need to transfer the one(s) you are using. Right click on the root of
your PST folder(s) in your Outlook navigation pane --> Properties -->
Advanced and you'll see the exact PST file name and its location. Suggest
you have Outlook closed before copying the file(s).

Karl
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>I want to transfer my contacts files to a new PC but have 8 .pst files in
>the
> folder. The old PC used XP & Outlook 2003. The new PC uses Vista and
> Outlook
> 2007.

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Bill R - 10 Mar 2008 02:49 GMT

In addition to your current default PST file which Karl has mentioned you
might also have archive PSTs which are usually named archive.pst or similar.
open them via File | Open and see what is in them.

>I want to transfer my contacts files to a new PC but have 8 .pst files in
>the
> folder. The old PC used XP & Outlook 2003. The new PC uses Vista and
> Outlook
> 2007.

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Brian Tillman - 11 Mar 2008 13:04 GMT

> I want to transfer my contacts files to a new PC but have 8 .pst
> files in the folder. The old PC used XP & Outlook 2003. The new PC
> uses Vista and Outlook 2007.

Why not open each and see if any contains anything of value? Then you can
transfer all that contain data you wish to use. If any contains only old
data you don't need, then don't transfer it.

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