Backup

[Susan]

I recently started backing up my Outlook files by going to
C drive, Documents, my name folder, Local Settings,
Application Data, Microsoft, Outlook and backing that
folder up. My Outlook folder has two files in it, one
called Outlook and the other called Extend. Anybody know
what Extend is?

I backup this file two ways: using Windows XP Pro's backup
utility and burning it onto a CD. However, I don't know
how much good it's doing me, because when I try to open up
the backed up file up to see whether I can read it, I
fail. If I try to open the file, I have to tell my
computer to use Outlook as the program, and when I do, I'm
told Outlook can't open it. I get a message saying, "The
file may not exist, you may not have permission to open
it, or it may be open in another program. Right-click the
folder that contains the file, then click on properties to
check permissions for the folder." I've made sure my
Outlook program is closed, and I've looked at the
properties, but I don't see anything called permissions or
anything not called permission that looks somehow
restrictive.

Can anyone give me a clue here?

Thanks,
Susan

 

[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

Just a small correction and some additional info to what Conrad said...

Extend.dat, according to the Slipstick website (www.slipstick.com),
contains "information about installed add-ins", and it will be
regenerated if you should happen to delete it. For more info on Outlook
files, what they do, and whether or not you should back them up, take a
look at http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm.

You can't open a .PST file directly from Windows Explorer. It has to be
opened from within Outlook. The File | Open method that Conrad
mentioned works the best for looking inside a .PST file, as imports can
sometimes go awry, and an import will also add the data back into your
default .PST which you may not want to happen.

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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