Duplicate "Personal Folders" in Outlook 2003

[Benjamin Dover]

I am using Outlook 2003 for email. In Outlook I have a folder at the root
called "Personal Folders" inside of which is my Inbox, Deleted Items ...
etc. I have another folder off the root just below this called "Personal
Folders" (exact same name), which is an absolute exact duplication of my
primary Personal Folders. Everything that is in my Personal Folder is
repeated in this second version. It's almost like a window into the first
PF folder. If I receive a new email to my inbox -- it appears in both
Inboxes within both Personal Folders. If I change the name of a sub-folder
in my main PF -- it is immediately changed in this second one.

Here's how this looks:

[-] Personal Folders (<-- the first one in the list)
Deleted Items
Drafts
Inbox
... etc.

[-] Personal Folders (<-- the second one in the list)
Deleted Items
Drafts
Inbox
... etc.

I checked the properties on both and they are indeed idendical -- obviously
they both point to my main Outlook.pst file on my hard drive.
I am afraid that if I delete this second copy of the PF folder that it will
delete all of my emails and mail boxes from the first PF folder. Does
anyone know why the PF folder has been duplicated in Outlook? Is there a
safe way to get rid of it?

Thanks!

Kevin M.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Your mail profile is corrupt - create a new one under Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Show Profiles->New. Do not copy the old one.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Benjamin Dover asked:

| I am using Outlook 2003 for email. In Outlook I have a folder at the
| root called "Personal Folders" inside of which is my Inbox, Deleted
| Items ... etc. I have another folder off the root just below this
| called "Personal Folders" (exact same name), which is an absolute
| exact duplication of my primary Personal Folders. Everything that is
| in my Personal Folder is repeated in this second version. It's
| almost like a window into the first PF folder. If I receive a new
| email to my inbox -- it appears in both Inboxes within both Personal
| Folders. If I change the name of a sub-folder in my main PF -- it is
| immediately changed in this second one.
|
| Here's how this looks:
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the first one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the second one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| I checked the properties on both and they are indeed idendical --
| obviously they both point to my main Outlook.pst file on my hard
| drive.
| I am afraid that if I delete this second copy of the PF folder that
| it will delete all of my emails and mail boxes from the first PF
| folder. Does anyone know why the PF folder has been duplicated in
| Outlook? Is there a safe way to get rid of it?
|
| Thanks!
|
| Kevin M.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Your mail profile is corrupt - create a new one under Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Show Profiles->New. Do not copy the old one.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Benjamin Dover asked:

| I am using Outlook 2003 for email. In Outlook I have a folder at the
| root called "Personal Folders" inside of which is my Inbox, Deleted
| Items ... etc. I have another folder off the root just below this
| called "Personal Folders" (exact same name), which is an absolute
| exact duplication of my primary Personal Folders. Everything that is
| in my Personal Folder is repeated in this second version. It's
| almost like a window into the first PF folder. If I receive a new
| email to my inbox -- it appears in both Inboxes within both Personal
| Folders. If I change the name of a sub-folder in my main PF -- it is
| immediately changed in this second one.
|
| Here's how this looks:
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the first one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the second one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| I checked the properties on both and they are indeed idendical --
| obviously they both point to my main Outlook.pst file on my hard
| drive.
| I am afraid that if I delete this second copy of the PF folder that
| it will delete all of my emails and mail boxes from the first PF
| folder. Does anyone know why the PF folder has been duplicated in
| Outlook? Is there a safe way to get rid of it?
|
| Thanks!
|
| Kevin M.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Your mail profile is corrupt - create a new one under Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Show Profiles->New. Do not copy the old one.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Benjamin Dover asked:

| I am using Outlook 2003 for email. In Outlook I have a folder at the
| root called "Personal Folders" inside of which is my Inbox, Deleted
| Items ... etc. I have another folder off the root just below this
| called "Personal Folders" (exact same name), which is an absolute
| exact duplication of my primary Personal Folders. Everything that is
| in my Personal Folder is repeated in this second version. It's
| almost like a window into the first PF folder. If I receive a new
| email to my inbox -- it appears in both Inboxes within both Personal
| Folders. If I change the name of a sub-folder in my main PF -- it is
| immediately changed in this second one.
|
| Here's how this looks:
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the first one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the second one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| I checked the properties on both and they are indeed idendical --
| obviously they both point to my main Outlook.pst file on my hard
| drive.
| I am afraid that if I delete this second copy of the PF folder that
| it will delete all of my emails and mail boxes from the first PF
| folder. Does anyone know why the PF folder has been duplicated in
| Outlook? Is there a safe way to get rid of it?
|
| Thanks!
|
| Kevin M.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Your mail profile is corrupt - create a new one under Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Show Profiles->New. Do not copy the old one.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Benjamin Dover asked:

| I am using Outlook 2003 for email. In Outlook I have a folder at the
| root called "Personal Folders" inside of which is my Inbox, Deleted
| Items ... etc. I have another folder off the root just below this
| called "Personal Folders" (exact same name), which is an absolute
| exact duplication of my primary Personal Folders. Everything that is
| in my Personal Folder is repeated in this second version. It's
| almost like a window into the first PF folder. If I receive a new
| email to my inbox -- it appears in both Inboxes within both Personal
| Folders. If I change the name of a sub-folder in my main PF -- it is
| immediately changed in this second one.
|
| Here's how this looks:
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the first one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the second one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| I checked the properties on both and they are indeed idendical --
| obviously they both point to my main Outlook.pst file on my hard
| drive.
| I am afraid that if I delete this second copy of the PF folder that
| it will delete all of my emails and mail boxes from the first PF
| folder. Does anyone know why the PF folder has been duplicated in
| Outlook? Is there a safe way to get rid of it?
|
| Thanks!
|
| Kevin M.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Your mail profile is corrupt - create a new one under Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Show Profiles->New. Do not copy the old one.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Benjamin Dover asked:

| I am using Outlook 2003 for email. In Outlook I have a folder at the
| root called "Personal Folders" inside of which is my Inbox, Deleted
| Items ... etc. I have another folder off the root just below this
| called "Personal Folders" (exact same name), which is an absolute
| exact duplication of my primary Personal Folders. Everything that is
| in my Personal Folder is repeated in this second version. It's
| almost like a window into the first PF folder. If I receive a new
| email to my inbox -- it appears in both Inboxes within both Personal
| Folders. If I change the name of a sub-folder in my main PF -- it is
| immediately changed in this second one.
|
| Here's how this looks:
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the first one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the second one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| I checked the properties on both and they are indeed idendical --
| obviously they both point to my main Outlook.pst file on my hard
| drive.
| I am afraid that if I delete this second copy of the PF folder that
| it will delete all of my emails and mail boxes from the first PF
| folder. Does anyone know why the PF folder has been duplicated in
| Outlook? Is there a safe way to get rid of it?
|
| Thanks!
|
| Kevin M.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Your mail profile is corrupt - create a new one under Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Show Profiles->New. Do not copy the old one.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Benjamin Dover asked:

| I am using Outlook 2003 for email. In Outlook I have a folder at the
| root called "Personal Folders" inside of which is my Inbox, Deleted
| Items ... etc. I have another folder off the root just below this
| called "Personal Folders" (exact same name), which is an absolute
| exact duplication of my primary Personal Folders. Everything that is
| in my Personal Folder is repeated in this second version. It's
| almost like a window into the first PF folder. If I receive a new
| email to my inbox -- it appears in both Inboxes within both Personal
| Folders. If I change the name of a sub-folder in my main PF -- it is
| immediately changed in this second one.
|
| Here's how this looks:
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the first one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the second one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| I checked the properties on both and they are indeed idendical --
| obviously they both point to my main Outlook.pst file on my hard
| drive.
| I am afraid that if I delete this second copy of the PF folder that
| it will delete all of my emails and mail boxes from the first PF
| folder. Does anyone know why the PF folder has been duplicated in
| Outlook? Is there a safe way to get rid of it?
|
| Thanks!
|
| Kevin M.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Your mail profile is corrupt - create a new one under Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Show Profiles->New. Do not copy the old one.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Benjamin Dover asked:

| I am using Outlook 2003 for email. In Outlook I have a folder at the
| root called "Personal Folders" inside of which is my Inbox, Deleted
| Items ... etc. I have another folder off the root just below this
| called "Personal Folders" (exact same name), which is an absolute
| exact duplication of my primary Personal Folders. Everything that is
| in my Personal Folder is repeated in this second version. It's
| almost like a window into the first PF folder. If I receive a new
| email to my inbox -- it appears in both Inboxes within both Personal
| Folders. If I change the name of a sub-folder in my main PF -- it is
| immediately changed in this second one.
|
| Here's how this looks:
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the first one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the second one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| I checked the properties on both and they are indeed idendical --
| obviously they both point to my main Outlook.pst file on my hard
| drive.
| I am afraid that if I delete this second copy of the PF folder that
| it will delete all of my emails and mail boxes from the first PF
| folder. Does anyone know why the PF folder has been duplicated in
| Outlook? Is there a safe way to get rid of it?
|
| Thanks!
|
| Kevin M.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Your mail profile is corrupt - create a new one under Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Show Profiles->New. Do not copy the old one.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Benjamin Dover asked:

| I am using Outlook 2003 for email. In Outlook I have a folder at the
| root called "Personal Folders" inside of which is my Inbox, Deleted
| Items ... etc. I have another folder off the root just below this
| called "Personal Folders" (exact same name), which is an absolute
| exact duplication of my primary Personal Folders. Everything that is
| in my Personal Folder is repeated in this second version. It's
| almost like a window into the first PF folder. If I receive a new
| email to my inbox -- it appears in both Inboxes within both Personal
| Folders. If I change the name of a sub-folder in my main PF -- it is
| immediately changed in this second one.
|
| Here's how this looks:
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the first one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the second one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| I checked the properties on both and they are indeed idendical --
| obviously they both point to my main Outlook.pst file on my hard
| drive.
| I am afraid that if I delete this second copy of the PF folder that
| it will delete all of my emails and mail boxes from the first PF
| folder. Does anyone know why the PF folder has been duplicated in
| Outlook? Is there a safe way to get rid of it?
|
| Thanks!
|
| Kevin M.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Your mail profile is corrupt - create a new one under Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Show Profiles->New. Do not copy the old one.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Benjamin Dover asked:

| I am using Outlook 2003 for email. In Outlook I have a folder at the
| root called "Personal Folders" inside of which is my Inbox, Deleted
| Items ... etc. I have another folder off the root just below this
| called "Personal Folders" (exact same name), which is an absolute
| exact duplication of my primary Personal Folders. Everything that is
| in my Personal Folder is repeated in this second version. It's
| almost like a window into the first PF folder. If I receive a new
| email to my inbox -- it appears in both Inboxes within both Personal
| Folders. If I change the name of a sub-folder in my main PF -- it is
| immediately changed in this second one.
|
| Here's how this looks:
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the first one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the second one in the list)
| Deleted Items
| Drafts
| Inbox
| ... etc.
|
| I checked the properties on both and they are indeed idendical --
| obviously they both point to my main Outlook.pst file on my hard
| drive.
| I am afraid that if I delete this second copy of the PF folder that
| it will delete all of my emails and mail boxes from the first PF
| folder. Does anyone know why the PF folder has been duplicated in
| Outlook? Is there a safe way to get rid of it?
|
| Thanks!
|
| Kevin M.

 

[Benjamin Dover]

Thanks Milly --

Follow up question -- if I create a new a new mail profile is there any way
to copy in the contents of my old mail profile (less the corruption)? I
have years of saved emails sorted through out 100+ separate folders based on
clients, vendors ... etc. This would be no small feat.

Thanks

~BD


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

 

[Benjamin Dover]

Thanks Milly --

Follow up question -- if I create a new a new mail profile is there any way
to copy in the contents of my old mail profile (less the corruption)? I
have years of saved emails sorted through out 100+ separate folders based on
clients, vendors ... etc. This would be no small feat.

Thanks

~BD


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

 

[Benjamin Dover]

Thanks Milly --

Follow up question -- if I create a new a new mail profile is there any way
to copy in the contents of my old mail profile (less the corruption)? I
have years of saved emails sorted through out 100+ separate folders based on
clients, vendors ... etc. This would be no small feat.

Thanks

~BD


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

 

[Benjamin Dover]

Thanks Milly --

Follow up question -- if I create a new a new mail profile is there any way
to copy in the contents of my old mail profile (less the corruption)? I
have years of saved emails sorted through out 100+ separate folders based on
clients, vendors ... etc. This would be no small feat.

Thanks

~BD


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

 

[Benjamin Dover]

Thanks Milly --

Follow up question -- if I create a new a new mail profile is there any way
to copy in the contents of my old mail profile (less the corruption)? I
have years of saved emails sorted through out 100+ separate folders based on
clients, vendors ... etc. This would be no small feat.

Thanks

~BD


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

 

[Benjamin Dover]

Thanks Milly --

Follow up question -- if I create a new a new mail profile is there any way
to copy in the contents of my old mail profile (less the corruption)? I
have years of saved emails sorted through out 100+ separate folders based on
clients, vendors ... etc. This would be no small feat.

Thanks

~BD


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

 

[Benjamin Dover]

Thanks Milly --

Follow up question -- if I create a new a new mail profile is there any way
to copy in the contents of my old mail profile (less the corruption)? I
have years of saved emails sorted through out 100+ separate folders based on
clients, vendors ... etc. This would be no small feat.

Thanks

~BD


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

 

[Benjamin Dover]

Thanks Milly --

Follow up question -- if I create a new a new mail profile is there any way
to copy in the contents of my old mail profile (less the corruption)? I
have years of saved emails sorted through out 100+ separate folders based on
clients, vendors ... etc. This would be no small feat.

Thanks

~BD


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

 

[Benjamin Dover]

Thanks Milly --

Follow up question -- if I create a new a new mail profile is there any way
to copy in the contents of my old mail profile (less the corruption)? I
have years of saved emails sorted through out 100+ separate folders based on
clients, vendors ... etc. This would be no small feat.

Thanks

~BD


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Simply configure the new mail profile to reuse your current .pst file - a
profile is only a method to access your mail and has nothing to do with the
files.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Benjamin Dover asked:

| Thanks Milly --
|
| Follow up question -- if I create a new a new mail profile is there
| any way to copy in the contents of my old mail profile (less the
| corruption)? I have years of saved emails sorted through out 100+
| separate folders based on clients, vendors ... etc. This would be no
| small feat.
|
| Thanks
|
| ~BD
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| || Your mail profile is corrupt - create a new one under Control
|| Panel->Mail Icon->Show Profiles->New. Do not copy the old one.
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
|| the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
|| personal account will be deleted without reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Benjamin Dover asked:
||
||| I am using Outlook 2003 for email. In Outlook I have a folder at
||| the root called "Personal Folders" inside of which is my Inbox,
||| Deleted Items ... etc. I have another folder off the root just
||| below this called "Personal Folders" (exact same name), which is an
||| absolute exact duplication of my primary Personal Folders.
||| Everything that is in my Personal Folder is repeated in this second
||| version. It's almost like a window into the first PF folder. If I
||| receive a new email to my inbox -- it appears in both Inboxes
||| within both Personal Folders. If I change the name of a sub-folder
||| in my main PF -- it is immediately changed in this second one.
|||
||| Here's how this looks:
|||
||| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the first one in the list)
||| Deleted Items
||| Drafts
||| Inbox
||| ... etc.
|||
||| [-] Personal Folders (<-- the second one in the list)
||| Deleted Items
||| Drafts
||| Inbox
||| ... etc.
|||
||| I checked the properties on both and they are indeed idendical --
||| obviously they both point to my main Outlook.pst file on my hard
||| drive.
||| I am afraid that if I delete this second copy of the PF folder that
||| it will delete all of my emails and mail boxes from the first PF
||| folder. Does anyone know why the PF folder has been duplicated in
||| Outlook? Is there a safe way to get rid of it?
|||
||| Thanks!
|||
||| Kevin M.