Re: two sets of folders?

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From: IanF (ian_at_ian-billy.demon.co.uk)
Date: 08/20/04 

Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 18:48:24 +0100

Hi All,
I finally solved this one by going to the Control Panel - Mail - Data Files
area (as instructed in an post I found further down the Group) but I simply
deleted the extra folder file. ( I copied any required mails to the
Personal Folder that I was retaining)

Thanks for the help All.

IanF
"John Perry" <JohnPerry@redoak.co.ukNOSPAM> wrote in message
news:28u9i0pt7dnvo7n8v6ftef4gkd2qmbf1if@4ax.com...
> "Roady [MVP]" <newsgroups_DELETE_@_DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net>
> wrote:
>
> >If the folder you see in Outlook are identical like you said in your
> >original post you are not connected to 2 separate pst-files and you'll
need
> >to recreate your mail profile by the instruction I posted. A corrupt mail
> >profiles can indeed lead to Outlook hangs.
> >
> >To see what is in your other pst-file connect to it by File-> Open->
Outlook
> >Data File... If there is nothing in there you want anymore rightclick the
> >folderset and choose to disconnect. Then Close Outlook and delete the
> >corresponding pst-file.
>
> I can see what seems to have happened now. I had Outlook XP and
> upgraded to Outlook 2003. The XP Outlook PST was names outlook.pst and
> the upgraded 2003 was renamed outlook1.pst, and both were opened, and I
> am beginning to wonder if this led to the crashes as they are 800MB in
> total.
>
> Anyway, I have deleted the outlook.pst and lets see if this cures the
> persistent hangs. Thanks guys.
>
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