I cannot close PST file in outlook

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glmoneo - 08 Dec 2004 03:15 GMT

I recently did maintenance on my PST files and ran PSTSCan. I found errors
and did eberything the program asked me to do. I copied some old 2002 foldes
into a new 2003 PST format file. and then closed all of the PST files except
for the main. When I reopened Oultook two files I had closed remained opened
and now I cannot delete them. It says: "The Operation failed: an object
cannot be found." Well if I clsoed the files properly why would Outlook keep
them open. I have to delete these. Please help.

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Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] - 08 Dec 2004 04:33 GMT

The best way to get rid of extra .PSTs that won't close is to create a new
profile and only add the .PST files you need to it. Go to Control Panel |
Mail | Show Profiles and create your new profile there.

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>I recently did maintenance on my PST files and ran PSTSCan. I found errors
> and did eberything the program asked me to do. I copied some old 2002
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> keep
> them open. I have to delete these. Please help.

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Alex Carlock - 09 Dec 2004 15:54 GMT

I've had the same thing happen, and Jocelyn's solution was the only one that
worked for me as well. The outlook profile was corrupted, so deleting it
and re-creating it was the only option.

Alex.

> The best way to get rid of extra .PSTs that won't close is to create a new
> profile and only add the .PST files you need to it. Go to Control Panel |
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>> keep
>> them open. I have to delete these. Please help.

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