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Problems importing/recovering old PST
I did not overwrite an existing pst. I renamed the one that was in the
directory I have mentioned and then copied in the original one with its original name, outlook.pst. Control panel applet has the filename and location correct. It is definitely the correct pst. The modification date is correct on the pst. It was the date last used about 3 weeks ago. In my earlier posts, I was looking at the wrong pst files. Thanks for your help! I do not see a send folder in outlook, I do not see a folder by the name xxx which is where mail it put that contains xxx in the header. Also if I open a new mail, it no longer contains my sig (this is a minor point, I really just want my mail back). "DL" wrote: Did you overwrite an existing pst? In Control panelMail applet set your current data file as default If a folder is missing either it has been inadvertantly moved, within Outlook, by you, (I assume you are looking at folders tree view) or you have copied the wrong pst The modification date of your origonal pst should be that of the last time you successfully opened Outlook in its origonal state "malhenry" wrote in message news OK, so I copied my outlook.pst file from original drive to c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook and then opened outlook. I received the following prompt (paraphrased): Location that messages are delivered to has changed for this user profile. You may need to copy the contents of the old outlook folders to the new oultlook folders. ... Some shortcuts in the outlook bar may no longer work. Do you want outlook to recreate? I chose no. Now My important emails that were put in its own folder (by an outlook rule) are no longer there and the folder is not there. How do I get this working again? Closing and reopening outlook will not prompt me with the orignal question above. Thanks. "DL" wrote: Yes its likely to destroy any profile, if files of the same name exits Copy to My Documents folder Or within the outlook default path on the current installation rename any same name files found then copy your old files to there "malhenry" wrote in message ... OK. I think I found the right files and just want to know where to place them. The original drive is connected via usb and I found the archive.pst and outlook.pst at \Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Can I just copy these files to the C drive under the directory path listed above? Will this destroy the profile? Will the email be accessible once I logon as that user? Thanks! "DL" wrote: Locate any copy of your data file in the My Documents folder Configure outlook, once working, within Outlook, FileOpenPersonal Folders..........browse to the My Documents location and open the pst If its empty then you either copied, origonaly, the wrong file or you didnt copy but did an export ost files are used in an exchange configeration "malhenry" wrote in message ... OK. Here is what I am trying to do. Because I could no longer boot my system, I am rebuilding my xp sp3 /office 2002 system. I have an administrator account that I only use to install sw and a user account that I do all my work from including outlook. So I tried copying my outlook.pst file to C:\documents and settings and it failed because of permissions I think. Then I logged in using admin acct and copied to the aformentioned directory and opened it in outlook. It seems like its empty and there is no inbox or mailboxes. What am I doing wrong? I have critical email I need to get. Also, shouldnt the modification date on the .pst be the date of the last email? It is not. I also looked for an .ost file and there is none. I appreciate anyone who can help. A related note is the email notification that I receive about a response here leads me to a blank page. Thanks. "DL" wrote: And thats a copy to Documents folder and not the default outlook location, which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the Profile "malhenry" wrote in message ... I am running Win XP Pro SP3 with Office XP (2002). My system crashed so I am rebuilding and am trying to pull in my old .pst file from my original disk connected via usb. When I try to import the file I get an access denied error. When I try to change ownership of the pst file by right clicking properties, I do not get a security tab. I then went into Control Panel Folder options and unchecked the following: Use simple file share... Display simple folder... The security tab still does not show up in the properties of the .pst file. Are my approaches incorrect? I really need to get this pst file back as it has a 5 year history of content that I need. How should I proceed? Another strange thing is that the modifcation date on the pst file is years older than expected. I would have expected it to have the last date that I opened mail. Is that an incorrect assumption? Thanks! |
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Problems importing/recovering old PST
Now items missing a
sent folder xyz folder where I put all my email with xyz in the header (this is really the gold I am after) also sig file does not show up when I write an email...this is just a clue, I can easily fix this. Any ideas of an approach? I am thinking of 1 trying microsoft tool to fix corrupt pst files 2 or uninstall reinstall office and then move the .pst again and this time when it opens for first time to answer YES to the question do you want outlook to recreate shortcuts in outlook bar Thanks "malhenry" wrote: I did not overwrite an existing pst. I renamed the one that was in the directory I have mentioned and then copied in the original one with its original name, outlook.pst. Control panel applet has the filename and location correct. It is definitely the correct pst. The modification date is correct on the pst. It was the date last used about 3 weeks ago. In my earlier posts, I was looking at the wrong pst files. Thanks for your help! I do not see a send folder in outlook, I do not see a folder by the name xxx which is where mail it put that contains xxx in the header. Also if I open a new mail, it no longer contains my sig (this is a minor point, I really just want my mail back). "DL" wrote: Did you overwrite an existing pst? In Control panelMail applet set your current data file as default If a folder is missing either it has been inadvertantly moved, within Outlook, by you, (I assume you are looking at folders tree view) or you have copied the wrong pst The modification date of your origonal pst should be that of the last time you successfully opened Outlook in its origonal state "malhenry" wrote in message news OK, so I copied my outlook.pst file from original drive to c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook and then opened outlook. I received the following prompt (paraphrased): Location that messages are delivered to has changed for this user profile. You may need to copy the contents of the old outlook folders to the new oultlook folders. ... Some shortcuts in the outlook bar may no longer work. Do you want outlook to recreate? I chose no. Now My important emails that were put in its own folder (by an outlook rule) are no longer there and the folder is not there. How do I get this working again? Closing and reopening outlook will not prompt me with the orignal question above. Thanks. "DL" wrote: Yes its likely to destroy any profile, if files of the same name exits Copy to My Documents folder Or within the outlook default path on the current installation rename any same name files found then copy your old files to there "malhenry" wrote in message ... OK. I think I found the right files and just want to know where to place them. The original drive is connected via usb and I found the archive.pst and outlook.pst at \Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Can I just copy these files to the C drive under the directory path listed above? Will this destroy the profile? Will the email be accessible once I logon as that user? Thanks! "DL" wrote: Locate any copy of your data file in the My Documents folder Configure outlook, once working, within Outlook, FileOpenPersonal Folders..........browse to the My Documents location and open the pst If its empty then you either copied, origonaly, the wrong file or you didnt copy but did an export ost files are used in an exchange configeration "malhenry" wrote in message ... OK. Here is what I am trying to do. Because I could no longer boot my system, I am rebuilding my xp sp3 /office 2002 system. I have an administrator account that I only use to install sw and a user account that I do all my work from including outlook. So I tried copying my outlook.pst file to C:\documents and settings and it failed because of permissions I think. Then I logged in using admin acct and copied to the aformentioned directory and opened it in outlook. It seems like its empty and there is no inbox or mailboxes. What am I doing wrong? I have critical email I need to get. Also, shouldnt the modification date on the .pst be the date of the last email? It is not. I also looked for an .ost file and there is none. I appreciate anyone who can help. A related note is the email notification that I receive about a response here leads me to a blank page. Thanks. "DL" wrote: And thats a copy to Documents folder and not the default outlook location, which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the Profile "malhenry" wrote in message ... I am running Win XP Pro SP3 with Office XP (2002). My system crashed so I am rebuilding and am trying to pull in my old .pst file from my original disk connected via usb. When I try to import the file I get an access denied error. When I try to change ownership of the pst file by right clicking properties, I do not get a security tab. I then went into Control Panel Folder options and unchecked the following: Use simple file share... Display simple folder... The security tab still does not show up in the properties of the .pst file. Are my approaches incorrect? I really need to get this pst file back as it has a 5 year history of content that I need. How should I proceed? Another strange thing is that the modifcation date on the pst file is years older than expected. I would have expected it to have the last date that I opened mail. Is that an incorrect assumption? Thanks! |
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Problems importing/recovering old PST
Why did you not read what DL so clearly posted, "copy to Documents folder
and not the default outlook location, which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the Profile." As far as your Outlook profile is concerned, you overwrote its file. You never rename Outlook data files in Windows Explorer. You never copy Outlook files to the default location. Start over with a new profile and follow the directions that have been posted to connect it to a good copy of your Outlook data file. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "malhenry" wrote in message ... I did not overwrite an existing pst. I renamed the one that was in the directory I have mentioned and then copied in the original one with its original name, outlook.pst. Control panel applet has the filename and location correct. It is definitely the correct pst. The modification date is correct on the pst. It was the date last used about 3 weeks ago. In my earlier posts, I was looking at the wrong pst files. Thanks for your help! I do not see a send folder in outlook, I do not see a folder by the name xxx which is where mail it put that contains xxx in the header. Also if I open a new mail, it no longer contains my sig (this is a minor point, I really just want my mail back). "DL" wrote: Did you overwrite an existing pst? In Control panelMail applet set your current data file as default If a folder is missing either it has been inadvertantly moved, within Outlook, by you, (I assume you are looking at folders tree view) or you have copied the wrong pst The modification date of your origonal pst should be that of the last time you successfully opened Outlook in its origonal state "malhenry" wrote in message news OK, so I copied my outlook.pst file from original drive to c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook and then opened outlook. I received the following prompt (paraphrased): Location that messages are delivered to has changed for this user profile. You may need to copy the contents of the old outlook folders to the new oultlook folders. ... Some shortcuts in the outlook bar may no longer work. Do you want outlook to recreate? I chose no. Now My important emails that were put in its own folder (by an outlook rule) are no longer there and the folder is not there. How do I get this working again? Closing and reopening outlook will not prompt me with the orignal question above. Thanks. "DL" wrote: Yes its likely to destroy any profile, if files of the same name exits Copy to My Documents folder Or within the outlook default path on the current installation rename any same name files found then copy your old files to there "malhenry" wrote in message ... OK. I think I found the right files and just want to know where to place them. The original drive is connected via usb and I found the archive.pst and outlook.pst at \Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Can I just copy these files to the C drive under the directory path listed above? Will this destroy the profile? Will the email be accessible once I logon as that user? Thanks! "DL" wrote: Locate any copy of your data file in the My Documents folder Configure outlook, once working, within Outlook, FileOpenPersonal Folders..........browse to the My Documents location and open the pst If its empty then you either copied, origonaly, the wrong file or you didnt copy but did an export ost files are used in an exchange configeration "malhenry" wrote in message ... OK. Here is what I am trying to do. Because I could no longer boot my system, I am rebuilding my xp sp3 /office 2002 system. I have an administrator account that I only use to install sw and a user account that I do all my work from including outlook. So I tried copying my outlook.pst file to C:\documents and settings and it failed because of permissions I think. Then I logged in using admin acct and copied to the aformentioned directory and opened it in outlook. It seems like its empty and there is no inbox or mailboxes. What am I doing wrong? I have critical email I need to get. Also, shouldnt the modification date on the .pst be the date of the last email? It is not. I also looked for an .ost file and there is none. I appreciate anyone who can help. A related note is the email notification that I receive about a response here leads me to a blank page. Thanks. "DL" wrote: And thats a copy to Documents folder and not the default outlook location, which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the Profile "malhenry" wrote in message ... I am running Win XP Pro SP3 with Office XP (2002). My system crashed so I am rebuilding and am trying to pull in my old .pst file from my original disk connected via usb. When I try to import the file I get an access denied error. When I try to change ownership of the pst file by right clicking properties, I do not get a security tab. I then went into Control Panel Folder options and unchecked the following: Use simple file share... Display simple folder... The security tab still does not show up in the properties of the .pst file. Are my approaches incorrect? I really need to get this pst file back as it has a 5 year history of content that I need. How should I proceed? Another strange thing is that the modifcation date on the pst file is years older than expected. I would have expected it to have the last date that I opened mail. Is that an incorrect assumption? Thanks! |
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Problems importing/recovering old PST
There is no folder named documents.
What is the "profile" and what directories and files are part of it? On my original drive my ../Outlook directory contained an archive.pst and an outlook.pst only. I do not see what harm renaming a pst file would cause. Perhaps you could elaborate. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Why did you not read what DL so clearly posted, "copy to Documents folder and not the default outlook location, which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the Profile." As far as your Outlook profile is concerned, you overwrote its file. You never rename Outlook data files in Windows Explorer. You never copy Outlook files to the default location. Start over with a new profile and follow the directions that have been posted to connect it to a good copy of your Outlook data file. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "malhenry" wrote in message ... I did not overwrite an existing pst. I renamed the one that was in the directory I have mentioned and then copied in the original one with its original name, outlook.pst. Control panel applet has the filename and location correct. It is definitely the correct pst. The modification date is correct on the pst. It was the date last used about 3 weeks ago. In my earlier posts, I was looking at the wrong pst files. Thanks for your help! I do not see a send folder in outlook, I do not see a folder by the name xxx which is where mail it put that contains xxx in the header. Also if I open a new mail, it no longer contains my sig (this is a minor point, I really just want my mail back). "DL" wrote: Did you overwrite an existing pst? In Control panelMail applet set your current data file as default If a folder is missing either it has been inadvertantly moved, within Outlook, by you, (I assume you are looking at folders tree view) or you have copied the wrong pst The modification date of your origonal pst should be that of the last time you successfully opened Outlook in its origonal state "malhenry" wrote in message news OK, so I copied my outlook.pst file from original drive to c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook and then opened outlook. I received the following prompt (paraphrased): Location that messages are delivered to has changed for this user profile. You may need to copy the contents of the old outlook folders to the new oultlook folders. ... Some shortcuts in the outlook bar may no longer work. Do you want outlook to recreate? I chose no. Now My important emails that were put in its own folder (by an outlook rule) are no longer there and the folder is not there. How do I get this working again? Closing and reopening outlook will not prompt me with the orignal question above. Thanks. "DL" wrote: Yes its likely to destroy any profile, if files of the same name exits Copy to My Documents folder Or within the outlook default path on the current installation rename any same name files found then copy your old files to there "malhenry" wrote in message ... OK. I think I found the right files and just want to know where to place them. The original drive is connected via usb and I found the archive.pst and outlook.pst at \Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Can I just copy these files to the C drive under the directory path listed above? Will this destroy the profile? Will the email be accessible once I logon as that user? Thanks! "DL" wrote: Locate any copy of your data file in the My Documents folder Configure outlook, once working, within Outlook, FileOpenPersonal Folders..........browse to the My Documents location and open the pst If its empty then you either copied, origonaly, the wrong file or you didnt copy but did an export ost files are used in an exchange configeration "malhenry" wrote in message ... OK. Here is what I am trying to do. Because I could no longer boot my system, I am rebuilding my xp sp3 /office 2002 system. I have an administrator account that I only use to install sw and a user account that I do all my work from including outlook. So I tried copying my outlook.pst file to C:\documents and settings and it failed because of permissions I think. Then I logged in using admin acct and copied to the aformentioned directory and opened it in outlook. It seems like its empty and there is no inbox or mailboxes. What am I doing wrong? I have critical email I need to get. Also, shouldnt the modification date on the .pst be the date of the last email? It is not. I also looked for an .ost file and there is none. I appreciate anyone who can help. A related note is the email notification that I receive about a response here leads me to a blank page. Thanks. "DL" wrote: And thats a copy to Documents folder and not the default outlook location, which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the Profile "malhenry" wrote in message ... I am running Win XP Pro SP3 with Office XP (2002). My system crashed so I am rebuilding and am trying to pull in my old .pst file from my original disk connected via usb. When I try to import the file I get an access denied error. When I try to change ownership of the pst file by right clicking properties, I do not get a security tab. I then went into Control Panel Folder options and unchecked the following: Use simple file share... Display simple folder... The security tab still does not show up in the properties of the .pst file. Are my approaches incorrect? I really need to get this pst file back as it has a 5 year history of content that I need. How should I proceed? Another strange thing is that the modifcation date on the pst file is years older than expected. I would have expected it to have the last date that I opened mail. Is that an incorrect assumption? Thanks! |
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Every OS has a folder named Documents or My Documents.
Where you put the PST file is not important. Put it anywhere you want except Outlook's default location. Renaming a PST file in Windows Explorer has never been supported. It corrupts the connection to the Outlook profile but fails to disconnect it completely, leaving you with a corrupt profile that cannot be repair. Go ahead and keep doing it if you see no harm. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "malhenry" wrote in message ... There is no folder named documents. What is the "profile" and what directories and files are part of it? On my original drive my ../Outlook directory contained an archive.pst and an outlook.pst only. I do not see what harm renaming a pst file would cause. Perhaps you could elaborate. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Why did you not read what DL so clearly posted, "copy to Documents folder and not the default outlook location, which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the Profile." As far as your Outlook profile is concerned, you overwrote its file. You never rename Outlook data files in Windows Explorer. You never copy Outlook files to the default location. Start over with a new profile and follow the directions that have been posted to connect it to a good copy of your Outlook data file. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "malhenry" wrote in message ... I did not overwrite an existing pst. I renamed the one that was in the directory I have mentioned and then copied in the original one with its original name, outlook.pst. Control panel applet has the filename and location correct. It is definitely the correct pst. The modification date is correct on the pst. It was the date last used about 3 weeks ago. In my earlier posts, I was looking at the wrong pst files. Thanks for your help! I do not see a send folder in outlook, I do not see a folder by the name xxx which is where mail it put that contains xxx in the header. Also if I open a new mail, it no longer contains my sig (this is a minor point, I really just want my mail back). "DL" wrote: Did you overwrite an existing pst? In Control panelMail applet set your current data file as default If a folder is missing either it has been inadvertantly moved, within Outlook, by you, (I assume you are looking at folders tree view) or you have copied the wrong pst The modification date of your origonal pst should be that of the last time you successfully opened Outlook in its origonal state "malhenry" wrote in message news OK, so I copied my outlook.pst file from original drive to c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook and then opened outlook. I received the following prompt (paraphrased): Location that messages are delivered to has changed for this user profile. You may need to copy the contents of the old outlook folders to the new oultlook folders. ... Some shortcuts in the outlook bar may no longer work. Do you want outlook to recreate? I chose no. Now My important emails that were put in its own folder (by an outlook rule) are no longer there and the folder is not there. How do I get this working again? Closing and reopening outlook will not prompt me with the orignal question above. Thanks. "DL" wrote: Yes its likely to destroy any profile, if files of the same name exits Copy to My Documents folder Or within the outlook default path on the current installation rename any same name files found then copy your old files to there "malhenry" wrote in message ... OK. I think I found the right files and just want to know where to place them. The original drive is connected via usb and I found the archive.pst and outlook.pst at \Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Can I just copy these files to the C drive under the directory path listed above? Will this destroy the profile? Will the email be accessible once I logon as that user? Thanks! "DL" wrote: Locate any copy of your data file in the My Documents folder Configure outlook, once working, within Outlook, FileOpenPersonal Folders..........browse to the My Documents location and open the pst If its empty then you either copied, origonaly, the wrong file or you didnt copy but did an export ost files are used in an exchange configeration "malhenry" wrote in message ... OK. Here is what I am trying to do. Because I could no longer boot my system, I am rebuilding my xp sp3 /office 2002 system. I have an administrator account that I only use to install sw and a user account that I do all my work from including outlook. So I tried copying my outlook.pst file to C:\documents and settings and it failed because of permissions I think. Then I logged in using admin acct and copied to the aformentioned directory and opened it in outlook. It seems like its empty and there is no inbox or mailboxes. What am I doing wrong? I have critical email I need to get. Also, shouldnt the modification date on the .pst be the date of the last email? It is not. I also looked for an .ost file and there is none. I appreciate anyone who can help. A related note is the email notification that I receive about a response here leads me to a blank page. Thanks. "DL" wrote: And thats a copy to Documents folder and not the default outlook location, which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the Profile "malhenry" wrote in message ... I am running Win XP Pro SP3 with Office XP (2002). My system crashed so I am rebuilding and am trying to pull in my old .pst file from my original disk connected via usb. When I try to import the file I get an access denied error. When I try to change ownership of the pst file by right clicking properties, I do not get a security tab. I then went into Control Panel Folder options and unchecked the following: Use simple file share... Display simple folder... The security tab still does not show up in the properties of the .pst file. Are my approaches incorrect? I really need to get this pst file back as it has a 5 year history of content that I need. How should I proceed? Another strange thing is that the modifcation date on the pst file is years older than expected. I would have expected it to have the last date that I opened mail. Is that an incorrect assumption? Thanks! |
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