If you check these ng's you will see that niether Import or Export is the
way to deal with the OL data file (when its to be used as a pst)
Both methods lose data & settings

Are you *sure* you have duplicate folders and not simply several Personal
Folders open - if you do the default folder layout will be repeated in each?
ie if you have 2 personal folders you will have 2 inboxes etc
Mail will only be delivered to the default (active store) personal folders
inbox

If you check the properties of the Personal Folder it will give you the path
to the pst, you can also rename it appropriately, eg OldPc

"Bob Newman" wrote in message
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Can I get the old data to import into the new pst? It's all goofed up
now. I've got duplicate folders & mail going every which way. Can I just
delete the duplicate pst files, take my backup pst from the old computer
and copy it and overwrite the one that the new install of Outlook created?
Wouldn't that solve the whole problem?

Bob

"DL" address@invalid wrote in message
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When you chose FileOpen, OL didnt 'import' anything it simply opened the
old data file, as a seperate Personal Folders group.
Simply copy data from this data file to your main 'default' data file -
either copy data or drag and drop

When finished, close this old data file.
Though if this data file is located on your new PC you can keep it open.
OL can have multiple pst's open. Just ensure when transfering pst's you
dont overwrite any existing ones, perhaps locate them in My Documents
By default OL stores its data files in the \Documents &
Settings\username\..............grouping. You can store them elsewhere if
you wish.

"Bob Newman" wrote in message
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Outlook 2003

I realize the topic has probably been covered ad nausium but I still
can't find out how to solve this problem. Any help that can be given
would be greatly appreciated. I have just bought a new computer (Vista)
I installed Office 2003. I chose File/Open/Outlook Data File and
pointed to the pst file that was on the old computer. Outlook imported
everything into a separate "Personal Folders" list. I want the
information all in the main Personal Folders. How do I do this? Also
because I've been transferring the old pst folder to the new computer I
now have 3 pst files on the new computer. Will this confuse Outlook?
I'm not even sure which is the folder that Outlook is currently using
(maybe all of them?).

Specific help needed please.

Thanks... Bob