Brian:

That was extremely helpful. As I am adding each .pst file via this method,
it is adding folders to the outlook tree. I need them to merge into my inbox.
Do I just cut and paste old emails into my existing inbox? One of the .pst
files is just one that says personal folder but it has nothing in it. Safe to
delete?

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

"ahsoitgo" wrote in message
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Placing all .pst files back into the outlook folder does not restore my
sub-folders or contacts.

That's because there is no "Outlook folder" for PST. Outlook doesn't care
where you put them as long as it has read/write access to them. It won't add
them to your mail profile automatically. You must do that, either with the
Mail applet in Control Panel (the Data Files button) or in Outlook, either
with FileOpenOutlook Data File or with FileData File ManagementAdd
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]