Copy to new PST: Default vs. Non-Default Folders

[purpleplume]

I am following instructions found elsewhere in this forum to copy my
old Outlook 2002 PST file structure and contents to a newly created OL
2007 PST. I've created my new PST, made it the default delivery
location for new mail, and now I am trying to get everything over.

I started with my Drafts folder, which contained 92 items in my old
PST. I followed the specified procedure (Right-click on Drafts folder
in old PST, drag to root of new PST, release the button and select
Copy) but I only ended up with 66 items in the new PST.

Any idea what happened?

I must admit, there were separate instructions for default folders
(Open the old PST folder, CTRL-A, right-click and drag to the
corresponding folder in the new PST, choosing Copy when releasing the
mouse button). But I wasn't clear on what constitutes default vs. non-
default folders for purposes of these instructions so I followed the
non-default folder instructions for the Drafts folder contents.

Which folders specifically are default folders?

Should I just delete the entire Drafts folder I have now in the new
PST and try again with the CTRL-A default folder instructions? If
so, which other folders should I consider default folders for purposes
of copying folder and file contents to my new PST?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You never transfer entire folders. You transfer their contents.

 

[purpleplume]

Thanks, Russ.

I redid this, first creating a corresponding Drafts folder in the OL
2007 PST, then CTRL-A, right-click, release>Copy. I still only got 66
of the 92 Drafts items into the new folder.

How can this happen?

Would you suggest I go through them item-by-item to see what's not
showing up?

Thank you for your assistance.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

To prevent end user error with the mouse, use the Menu commands:
Edit > Select All > Edit > Copy to Folder
Then compare the two folders to see what is different between them.