Hi Oliver,

Ok tried it and same problem so I copied and pasted to desktop.

Same problem again, if I take the file and put it in the trashcan it cannot
open.

When I try to rename it it says file in use.

Seems very strange that once it is in Outlook it cannot be saved in Outlook.

Something is not right here but what?

Where can I put this file in the "C" drive so it can be found, that is if
Outlook can find it anyplace but where it gets the files from.

Maybe it is Outlook, meaning time to try another program but I like Outlook.

Would uninstalling and reinstalling Outlook work? It is part of Office.

Thanks again for your help.

Jon

"Oliver Vukovics" wrote:

Dear Jon,

I think the fastest way is to close Outlook on your PC, change the name of
the PST file on your external harddrive (e.g. outlook_backup.pst) and now
open Outlook again and Outlook will ask you for the path of the PST file.

Now you can select the path to the local PST file. After you select the path
and if you can work now with the right PST file, you can change the name of
the backup PST to the default name like "outlook.pst".

--
Oliver Vukovics
Share Outlook without Exchange: Public ShareFolder
Synchronisation for Notebooks: Public SyncTool
http://www.publicshareware.com

"Jon" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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I followed all the instructions on how to bring my data files from the back
up drive to the new computer. Everything is there, super BUT it is on the
external hard drive.

When I turn it off nothing is in outlook. Get all kinds of cannot find,
wrong drive etc.

So how am I to get it to work in my C drive in Outlook without being
forced
to keep my external drive on. I use it for backup only.

Feel free to Email me if you wish but I need to get this fixed ASAP or my
business will sink. It is an Internet business done by Email.

Thanks in advance for all the advice and help offered.

Jon