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Old January 16th 06, 05:13 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
John Keith
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I want to move a pst file to a new location. I shutdown Outlook, moved
the file and restarted Outlook expecting to get a prompt that the file
was missing and asking me to point to the new location (instructions
found on slipstick). But rather Outlook opened and the folder where
the data had been located just refused to expand saying that the old
path was no longer valid. What do I need to do differently to get this
folder moved?

Outlook 98 (internent only mail mode)
WinXP


John Keith

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Old January 16th 06, 08:17 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Nees
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Default move pst fiel to new location

Copy Outlook.pst to a new location.
Rename Outlook.pst to Outlook.old at the old location.
Restart Outlook and Outlook wil ask where your Outlook.pst is.
Select Outlook.pst at the new location. Done.

Nees

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I want to move a pst file to a new location. I shutdown Outlook, moved
the file and restarted Outlook expecting to get a prompt that the file
was missing and asking me to point to the new location (instructions
found on slipstick). But rather Outlook opened and the folder where
the data had been located just refused to expand saying that the old
path was no longer valid. What do I need to do differently to get this
folder moved?

Outlook 98 (internent only mail mode)
WinXP


John Keith



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Old January 16th 06, 08:32 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
John Keith
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Default move pst fiel to new location

Copy Outlook.pst to a new location.
Rename Outlook.pst to Outlook.old at the old location.
Restart Outlook and Outlook wil ask where your Outlook.pst is.
Select Outlook.pst at the new location. Done.

Nees



Nees,

Thanks for the info. Your description is accurate for the Outlook.pst
file. I should have added one additional piece of info, this was not
the Outllok.pst file but simply another folder I use for sorting and
saving some of my email.

I did find a Microsoft knowledge base article that gave me the info I
needed however. After moving the pst file I needed to use File|Open to
reload back into the folder list. But thanks for your rsponse.


John Keith

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Old January 16th 06, 09:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Brian Tillman
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Default move pst fiel to new location

John Keith wrote:

Thanks for the info. Your description is accurate for the Outlook.pst
file. I should have added one additional piece of info, this was not
the Outllok.pst file but simply another folder I use for sorting and
saving some of my email.


In that case, you should have closed it in Outlook (right-clickClose),
closed Outlook, moved the file, opened Outlook, and then used
FileOpenPersonal Folders File to open it again.
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Old January 17th 06, 07:28 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
John Keith
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Default move pst fiel to new location

Brian,

In that case, you should have closed it in Outlook (right-clickClose),
closed Outlook, moved the file, opened Outlook, and then used
FileOpenPersonal Folders File to open it again.


Yes, that's what I learned to do after finding the Microsoft
knowledgebase web page.

Now can I remember this process when I do this little used operation
three years from now?

Thanks for the info.


John Keith

 




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