Re: Migrating from Outlook Express 6 to Outlook 2002? - Synchronizing

From: Brian Tillman (tillman1952_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/23/04 

Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:16:44 -0400

R <Rnoemailhere@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Here's a related question. A couple times over the years my OE cache
> became corrupted somehow. The solution for me was simple - the
> underlying *.dbx data files were fine, and I just needed to hide the
> Folders.dbx file from the program and start it up again. OE created
> a new Folders.dbx & built a new file structure, and I just needed to
> drag & drop the folders into my preferred heirarchy & all was well
> again. Question - if the OL cache should become corrupt, is there
> anything analogous I could do to repair it? That is, will OL simply
> recognize & access any *.pst files it finds in its directory & create
> corresponding folders in the program when it opens?

Outlook Express expects all files of its message store to be in the same
folder. Not so with Outlook. You can have a PST in any folder you like.
The mail profile (kept in the Registry) is the data scructure that keeps
track of which PSTs are attached at any one time. If your mail profile
becomes corrupt, you create a new one with Control Panel's Mail applet and
just add the PSTs in wherever they reside. You've got to remember where
they are, though, for this to work! My solution is to keep them all in one
folder, with backup copies in another folder on another drive. 

-- 
Brian Tillman
-- 
Brian Tillman

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