Re: Problems importing/recovering old PST

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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" <malhenry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:61B45D2D-E9AE-46C4-8537-8D7479CF1C57@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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" <malhenry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4E867077-4278-4A98-BCDD-65647DD81BB7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>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 panel>Mail 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" <malhenry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:D90B509C-F5A2-4137-BC29-D39B28511789@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > 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" <malhenry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:66350301-1F4A-4AC9-8CBA-F4E06ABA0B6B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > 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, >> >> >> File>Open>Personal
>> >> >> 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" <malhenry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:AD3822B0-DB9C-41CD-8BD8-C77F74BC93BD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> > 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" <malhenry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in >> >> >> >> message
>> >> >> >> news:95991394-26C7-4035-B734-CBF436541D4B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> >> >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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