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5/14/2005 4:21 PM PST

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	I would like to move my archive folders to another (larger) hard drive because my C drive is small. I would still like to be able to open the archive folder so I need to be able to see it in the folder list in Outlook.

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Ben M. Schorr, MVP

5/14/2005 6:36 PM PST

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On Sat, 14 May 2005 13:22:02 -1000, Miazike
<Miazike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I would like to move my archive folders to another (larger) hard drive
> because my C drive is small. I would still like to be able to open the
> archive folder so I need to be able to see it in the folder list in
> Outlook.

O.K., you can move it. Just make sure and adjust the path to it in
Outlook. Tools | Options | Other | AutoArchive...

You can do a File | Open | Personal Folders file to open it from the new
location if you need to.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote/Outlook
Operations Coordinator
Stockholm/KSG - Honolulu
Microsoft OneNote FAQ:
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/schorr/computers/onenotefaq.htm

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9/16/2005 12:14 PM PST

Ben,
Does your second suggestion (i.e. You can do a File | Open | Personal
Folders file to open it from the new location if you need to.) imply that if
you move the archive folder from the default location in the C drive to, say,
the D drive, that you will no longer see the Archive folder in the Outlook
folder pane as you normally do?

Sincerely,

CH

"Ben M. Schorr, MVP" wrote:

> On Sat, 14 May 2005 13:22:02 -1000, Miazike
> <Miazike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > I would like to move my archive folders to another (larger) hard drive
> > because my C drive is small. I would still like to be able to open the
> > archive folder so I need to be able to see it in the folder list in
> > Outlook.
>
> O.K., you can move it. Just make sure and adjust the path to it in
> Outlook. Tools | Options | Other | AutoArchive...
>
> You can do a File | Open | Personal Folders file to open it from the new
> location if you need to.
>
> --
> -Ben-
> Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote/Outlook
> Operations Coordinator
> Stockholm/KSG - Honolulu
> Microsoft OneNote FAQ:
> http://home.hawaii.rr.com/schorr/computers/onenotefaq.htm
>

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Ben M. Schorr - MVP Outlook/OneNote

9/30/2005 9:38 AM PST

"=?Utf-8?B?Q0g=?=" <CH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:DD384B5A-7C44-421B-9B3D-4E2B2CD45B77@microsoft.com:

> Ben,
> Does your second suggestion (i.e. You can do a File | Open | Personal
> Folders file to open it from the new location if you need to.) imply
> that if you move the archive folder from the default location in the C
> drive to, say, the D drive, that you will no longer see the Archive
> folder in the Outlook folder pane as you normally do?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> CH
>
>
> "Ben M. Schorr, MVP" wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 14 May 2005 13:22:02 -1000, Miazike
>> <Miazike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I would like to move my archive folders to another (larger) hard
>> > drive because my C drive is small. I would still like to be able
>> > to open the archive folder so I need to be able to see it in the
>> > folder list in Outlook.
>>
>> O.K., you can move it. Just make sure and adjust the path to it in
>> Outlook. Tools | Options | Other | AutoArchive...
>>
>> You can do a File | Open | Personal Folders file to open it from the
>> new location if you need to.
>>
>> --
>> -Ben-
>> Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote/Outlook
>> Operations Coordinator
>> Stockholm/KSG - Honolulu
>> Microsoft OneNote FAQ:
>> http://home.hawaii.rr.com/schorr/computers/onenotefaq.htm

You will after you do your next autoarchive (assuming you're still
archiving to that folder)

--
Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
Stockholm Consulting Group/KSG
http://www.scgab.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for
assistance. Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup.
Mahalo!

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Daniel Everest Green

2/9/2009 2:10 PM PST

"Ben M. Schorr - MVP Outlook/OneNote" wrote:

> "=?Utf-8?B?Q0g=?=" <CH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> news:DD384B5A-7C44-421B-9B3D-4E2B2CD45B77@microsoft.com:
>
> > Ben,
> > Does your second suggestion (i.e. You can do a File | Open | Personal
> > Folders file to open it from the new location if you need to.) imply
> > that if you move the archive folder from the default location in the C
> > drive to, say, the D drive, that you will no longer see the Archive
> > folder in the Outlook folder pane as you normally do?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > CH
> >
> >
> > "Ben M. Schorr, MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 14 May 2005 13:22:02 -1000, Miazike
> >> <Miazike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I would like to move my archive folders to another (larger) hard
> >> > drive because my C drive is small. I would still like to be able
> >> > to open the archive folder so I need to be able to see it in the
> >> > folder list in Outlook.
> >>
> >> O.K., you can move it. Just make sure and adjust the path to it in
> >> Outlook. Tools | Options | Other | AutoArchive...
> >>
> >> You can do a File | Open | Personal Folders file to open it from the
> >> new location if you need to.
> >>
> >> --
> >> -Ben-
> >> Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote/Outlook
> >> Operations Coordinator
> >> Stockholm/KSG - Honolulu
> >> Microsoft OneNote FAQ:
> >> http://home.hawaii.rr.com/schorr/computers/onenotefaq.htm
>
> You will after you do your next autoarchive (assuming you're still
> archiving to that folder)
>
>
>
> --
> Aloha,
>
> -Ben-
> Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
> Stockholm Consulting Group/KSG
> http://www.scgab.com
> Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm
>
> **I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for
> assistance. Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup.
> Mahalo!
>

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Daniel Everest Green

2/9/2009 2:12 PM PST

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Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]

2/12/2009 11:45 AM PST

"Daniel Everest Green" <DanielEverestGreen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message news:B8453515-D2D2-4B1E-9E9C-CD638F058354@microsoft.com...

> HOW do i move an entire archive folder from my C: drive to D: drive or to
> removable disk? I don't want to have to copy and paste one message at a
> time.

An archive is a PST that contains all the arhcived items. Within Outlook,
use Tools>Options>Other>AutoArchive to tell Outlook where to store the
archive PST. You can move your existing archive to that area as well with
Windows Explorer to move the PST file.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

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EdwardAkita

3/16/2009 12:42 PM PST

Question? In theory, could this Archive link live on a server within the
network and not necissarily on a local drive. IE: creating a static mapping
in the login script and pint the Archive file to point to say,
\\server1\userfolder

Thak you

"Miazike" wrote:

> I would like to move my archive folders to another (larger) hard drive
> because my C drive is small. I would still like to be able to open the
> archive folder so I need to be able to see it in the folder list in Outlook.

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Jheadley

4/13/2009 2:08 PM PST

Yes it can reside on a network drive. I have all of my users archive file
going to their personal drive on the server so it can be backed up at night.

"EdwardAkita" wrote:

> Question? In theory, could this Archive link live on a server within the
> network and not necissarily on a local drive. IE: creating a static mapping
> in the login script and pint the Archive file to point to say,
> \\server1\userfolder
>
> Thak you
>
> "Miazike" wrote:
>
> > I would like to move my archive folders to another (larger) hard drive
> > because my C drive is small. I would still like to be able to open the
> > archive folder so I need to be able to see it in the folder list in Outlook.

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4/13/2009 3:20 PM PST

Which of course is an unsupported configeration

"Jheadley" <Jheadley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:057DE943-E590-4E22-8688-059206F49C03@microsoft.com...
> Yes it can reside on a network drive. I have all of my users archive file
> going to their personal drive on the server so it can be backed up at
> night.
>
> "EdwardAkita" wrote:
>
>> Question? In theory, could this Archive link live on a server within the
>> network and not necissarily on a local drive. IE: creating a static
>> mapping
>> in the login script and pint the Archive file to point to say,
>> \\server1\userfolder
>>
>> Thak you
>>
>> "Miazike" wrote:
>>
>> > I would like to move my archive folders to another (larger) hard drive
>> > because my C drive is small. I would still like to be able to open the
>> > archive folder so I need to be able to see it in the folder list in
>> > Outlook.

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Lia Barrow

5/20/2009 8:39 AM PST

	I have two offices with a shared network and I am currently handicapped by not being able to see my personal files or archived files at both work stations. How do I move my personal and .pst files to a shared drive? Is this somehow less secure?

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Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]

5/20/2009 9:26 AM PST

"Lia Barrow" <Lia Barrow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46DE8E58-4AF3-480C-96FD-1A42C84F8EBC@microsoft.com...

>I have two offices with a shared network and I am currently handicapped by
> not being able to see my personal files or archived files at both work
> stations. How do I move my personal and .pst files to a shared drive? Is
> this somehow less secure?

PSTs on network shares are not supported and can lead to data lose and PST
corruption. PSTs are, by nature, intended to be used locally and by only a
single Outlook instance.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

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Gordon

5/20/2009 9:32 AM PST

"Lia Barrow" <Lia Barrow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46DE8E58-4AF3-480C-96FD-1A42C84F8EBC@microsoft.com...
> I have two offices with a shared network and I am currently handicapped by
> not being able to see my personal files or archived files at both work
> stations. How do I move my personal and .pst files to a shared drive? Is
> this somehow less secure?

MS do not recommend putting pst files on a networked drive. It's one of the
quickest ways I know (from personal experience) to corrupted files and data
loss.
Something here might help:
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.asp

--
Asking a question?
Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about,
your OS, Service Pack level
and the FULL contents of any error message(s)

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Lia Barrow

5/20/2009 9:45 AM PST

Thanks Gordon for the link!

I guess I should specify that I am running Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 2002 Service Pack 2 on one computer and a newer version of the XP on
the other.

"Gordon" wrote:

>
> "Lia Barrow" <Lia Barrow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:46DE8E58-4AF3-480C-96FD-1A42C84F8EBC@microsoft.com...
> > I have two offices with a shared network and I am currently handicapped by
> > not being able to see my personal files or archived files at both work
> > stations. How do I move my personal and .pst files to a shared drive? Is
> > this somehow less secure?
>
> MS do not recommend putting pst files on a networked drive. It's one of the
> quickest ways I know (from personal experience) to corrupted files and data
> loss.
> Something here might help:
> http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.asp
>
> --
> Asking a question?
> Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about,
> your OS, Service Pack level
> and the FULL contents of any error message(s)
>
>

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JLN

6/11/2009 9:48 AM PST

I appreciate the recommendations. I tried what was mentioned here and did
successfully move the archive folders to my personal portable drive. Now the
problem is that I can't actually access any of them. I can see the folders,
but am told the disk is full when I try to access (of course the disk isn't
full - has 244 gb still open on it). So clearly, I have some other sort of
problem and need help. I am guessing it is an access problem (which I don't
understand since it is my personal drive and I've never had that problem
before), but I don't know how to fix it and would appreciate some help from
anyone willing to try to walk me through it.

j

"Lia Barrow" wrote:

> Thanks Gordon for the link!
>
> I guess I should specify that I am running Microsoft Windows XP Professional
> Version 2002 Service Pack 2 on one computer and a newer version of the XP on
> the other.
>
> "Gordon" wrote:
>
> >
> > "Lia Barrow" <Lia Barrow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:46DE8E58-4AF3-480C-96FD-1A42C84F8EBC@microsoft.com...
> > > I have two offices with a shared network and I am currently handicapped by
> > > not being able to see my personal files or archived files at both work
> > > stations. How do I move my personal and .pst files to a shared drive? Is
> > > this somehow less secure?
> >
> > MS do not recommend putting pst files on a networked drive. It's one of the
> > quickest ways I know (from personal experience) to corrupted files and data
> > loss.
> > Something here might help:
> > http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.asp
> >
> > --
> > Asking a question?
> > Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about,
> > your OS, Service Pack level
> > and the FULL contents of any error message(s)
> >
> >

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