• Subject: Re: Large Outlook 2000 .pst file shows as empty in Outlook 2007
  • Author: mg
  • Date: 30 Aug 2008
  • References: 1 2 3 4
You were right. I did do somethingwrong. Sorry for the inconvenience.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> What you claim to have done would work fine had you done so correctly.
> Apparently you did not, but we have no idea what you did wrong from your
> description.
> How did you copy this file? Precisely how are you trying to access it? How
> many PST files do you see in your Outlook profile?
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "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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