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Your method, deleting the data file, is likely to corrupt the profile
If OL reports an err with your origonal data file, have you run scanpst.exe
on it?
If that doesnt recognise it then likely the method of copying failed
PS Its not read only is it?
"hank158" <hank158@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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If OL reports an err with your origonal data file, have you run scanpst.exe
on it?
If that doesnt recognise it then likely the method of copying failed
PS Its not read only is it?
"hank158" <hank158@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I need to get OUTLOOK to look at my old pst files. In the past I could
>hjave
> them saved anywhere. The last time I put my saved file with old email &
> contacts it in the Outlook file found in Local Settings\application
> data\outlook. Then I would delete the new file that was opened on the
> reinstall. This time Outlook won't recognize my saved file as a .pst
> file.
>
> Anybody have any ideas on how I can get outlook to recognize my old file?
>
> I have done this 3 or 4 times with this same version (2003) with no
> problems
> until now.
>hjave
> them saved anywhere. The last time I put my saved file with old email &
> contacts it in the Outlook file found in Local Settings\application
> data\outlook. Then I would delete the new file that was opened on the
> reinstall. This time Outlook won't recognize my saved file as a .pst
> file.
>
> Anybody have any ideas on how I can get outlook to recognize my old file?
>
> I have done this 3 or 4 times with this same version (2003) with no
> problems
> until now.
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