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Old September 22nd 08, 03:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
sheana
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Default Understanding .pst folders,and how Outlook differs from OE.

Hi,

I'm new to MS Outlook 2003, and am finding it difficult to understand the
difference between Outlook and OE. I just want to make sure my observations
are correct. OE stores email in multiple files with the .dbx extension,
whereas Outlook stores email in one file, the *pst file. The disadvantage
with this is with outlook you only have to backup the new files you create,
i.e. if you have a client and you sort his emails by year, you only have to
backup 2008, not 2007, 2006 etc. Not so with Outlook...you only have ONE
file for everything..the .pst file. So you have to keep backing up the whole
..pst file.

When I ran a search for my .pst files I found
C:\Documents and Settings\Sheana\Local
Settings\Application\Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outloo k.pst as well as
Outlook1.pst, Outlook2.pst and Outlook3.pst.

I have to Outlook profiles, but I don't know why I have 4 pst files, which
ones belong to profile 1 or 2.

Lastly, what are "Personal Folders" and what are "Archive Folders". There's
a feature call "autoarchive" that pops up now and then...is that the same
thing, or do you just create a new folder and name it "Archive". Thanks in
advance.
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