• Subject: Re: Large Outlook 2000 .pst file shows as empty in Outlook 2007
  • Author: DL
  • Date: 30 Aug 2008
  • References: 1 2 3
250mb is not a large file.
Have you checked your Views in OL2007?
You have expanded the new set of Personal Folders?
You've run scanpst.exe on the file?

"mg" <mg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:45D6C6F8-D6C4-4580-8E0D-4DFFD9D4F869@microsoft.com...
>I copied my .pst onto a CD (after making sure it was the right file and
> noting its size). I then loaded the copy on the new machine and tried to
> open it as a personal folder both directly from CD (which can't work
> because
> it's read only) and after copying it to my hard drive and making sure it
> wasn't read only.
>
> It (or something opens) as a new Personal Folders but my messages,
> folders,
> contacts are not there.
>
> I went back and made sure it was the right file and its size indicates
> that
> it is.
>
> The file is still working properly on my XP machine.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> Pst files from Outlook 2000 are perfectly compatible with Outlook 2007.
>> Time
>> to provide some information: how you created, saved and accessed this
>> file.
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "mg" <mg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2A42FD4F-85B4-4A7A-ADE0-58350FC76139@microsoft.com...
>> > I've got a large 2000 file (250MB) with lots of folders and messages,
>> > contacts, etc. I open it in 2007 and none of the messages, contacts,
>> > etc.
>> > appear. What can I do?
>>
30 Aug 2008Large Outlook 2000 .pst file shows as empty in Outlook 2007.mg
30 Aug 2008\ Re: Large Outlook 2000 .pst file shows as empty in Outlook 2007.Russ Valentine [MVP-O...
30 Aug 2008   \ Re: Large Outlook 2000 .pst file shows as empty in Outlook 2007.mg
30 Aug 2008      |- Re: Large Outlook 2000 .pst file shows as empty in Outlook 2007.Russ Valentine [MVP-O...
30 Aug 2008      |  \ Re: Large Outlook 2000 .pst file shows as empty in Outlook 2007.mg
30 Aug 2008      |     \ Re: Large Outlook 2000 .pst file shows as empty in Outlook 2007.Russ Valentine [MVP-O...
08 Oct 2008      |        \ Large PST file shows as empty in Outlook 2007.Antony Boggis
09 Oct 2008      |           \ Re: Large PST file shows as empty in Outlook 2007.Brian Tillman [MVP - ...
30 Aug 2008      \ Re: Large Outlook 2000 .pst file shows as empty in Outlook 2007.DL
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