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"Complain"-> prompt for the new location.
Don't use import, we advise against that for good reasons.
For proper backup and restore instructions see;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
This guide also instructs how to move the pst-file to a different location.
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
http://www.msoutlook.info/
Real World Questions, Real World Answers
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"Tim in Poole" <Tim in Poole@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4611FFD1-63D2-43ED-B151-5E33C45D11C4@microsoft.com...
> How will Outlook 'complain'? What exactly do I do to 'point it to the new
> location'? I would like to set it up but don't want to get lost halfway
> through!
>
> I am afraid I set up my new computer by doing an import from my old
> computer's back-up file, contrary to what you instruct. It all seems to
> work
> OK, but is there anything that I might be missing?
>
> "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> Simple. Close Outlook. Locate the .pst file and move it (don't copy) to
>> the folder of your choice. Open Outlook and when it complains, point it
>> to
>> the new location.
>>
>> Also, never import/export the .pst file when installing on a new drive or
>> reinstalling. Simply use File->open- Outlook data file to access your
>> data
>> or configure your profile to point to your .pst file initially.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>>
>> Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
>> unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
>> reading.
>>
>> After furious head scratching, Milo-in-San-Diego asked:
>>
>> | I like to back up my data by just dragging "MyDocuments" to my
>> | external drive.
>> |
>> | When I got this computer, someone out there showed me a way to move
>> | Outlook.pst successfully to a MyDocuments folder so that it would get
>> | backed up whenever I saved "MyDocuments".
>> |
>> | Well, it worked great when I had a C: crash last week and I was able
>> | to import it to Outlook and get all my mail and contacts back.
>> |
>> | The PROBLEM is that I no longer have the instructions on how to get
>> | it under MyDocs again to resume backing it up weekly. Any help?
>>
>>
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John <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> How canI locate the .pst files? The only one I've found is called
> archive and is 120Mb.
>
> I'm running Winxows Xp with Office 2003.
The main PST will likely not have the name "Archive". That's usually the
archive PST's name. Your main PST's location can be found by clicking
File>Data File Management in Outlook. Open a Windows Explorer window and
navigate to that location. It's usually a hidden folder, so the folder
browser might not be able to find it, but you can either enable viewing
hidden files and folders in Windows or you can simply enter the entire path
into Windows Explorer's address bar and then click Go. Hidden or not, that
should show you the folder.
With Outlook closed, just move the PST to My Documents (I'd put it in a
subfolder there). Open Outlook and it will complain that it can't find its
folders. In the browser window that will appear, browse to where you put
the PST, select it, and Outlook will happily open again.
To move your Archive PST, click Tools>Options>Other>Autoarchive and change
the location you have specified for the archive PST. Stop and restart
Outlook and the next time autoarchive runs, it will create a new PST there.
Were I you, I'd copy the old one to the same folder, but give it a new name,
but you can try just moving it to the location you specified in Outlook and
see if Outlook will continue to add to it, but I'm not sure that Outlook
won't create a new version of it called Archive(1).
Keep in mind that no backup tool can make a good backup of your PSTs while
Outlook is running.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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Thanks for your helpful reply Brian.
I've now found that I don't have .pst files, I have .ost files. Can the
.ost files be moved to My Documents?
"Brian Tillman" wrote:
> John <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > How canI locate the .pst files? The only one I've found is called
> > archive and is 120Mb.
> >
> > I'm running Winxows Xp with Office 2003.
>
> The main PST will likely not have the name "Archive". That's usually the
> archive PST's name. Your main PST's location can be found by clicking
> File>Data File Management in Outlook. Open a Windows Explorer window and
> navigate to that location. It's usually a hidden folder, so the folder
> browser might not be able to find it, but you can either enable viewing
> hidden files and folders in Windows or you can simply enter the entire path
> into Windows Explorer's address bar and then click Go. Hidden or not, that
> should show you the folder.
>
> With Outlook closed, just move the PST to My Documents (I'd put it in a
> subfolder there). Open Outlook and it will complain that it can't find its
> folders. In the browser window that will appear, browse to where you put
> the PST, select it, and Outlook will happily open again.
>
> To move your Archive PST, click Tools>Options>Other>Autoarchive and change
> the location you have specified for the archive PST. Stop and restart
> Outlook and the next time autoarchive runs, it will create a new PST there.
> Were I you, I'd copy the old one to the same folder, but give it a new name,
> but you can try just moving it to the location you specified in Outlook and
> see if Outlook will continue to add to it, but I'm not sure that Outlook
> won't create a new version of it called Archive(1).
>
> Keep in mind that no backup tool can make a good backup of your PSTs while
> Outlook is running.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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