How do I import .pst files from a storage device

[Alain]

I bought a new computer last night, and before I disconnected my old one, I
"backed up" my personal folder (.pst) onto a CD-R. I used the Import/Export
function after reading the help menu. Now I've loaded the CD-R on my new
computer and I'm trying to open or access the .pst file and it continues to
give me an "access denied" error. I try to change its "read-only" property,
and again I get the same access denied message.

Why am I having this problem if the file never prompted me for a password,
and how can I address it?

Thank you.

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

Aloha Alain,

Copy the PST file from the CD to your hard drive, make sure it's not read-only
- then open it from there.

-Ben-
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[Brian Tillman]

I bought a new computer last night, and before I disconnected my old
one, I "backed up" my personal folder (.pst) onto a CD-R. I used the
Import/Export function after reading the help menu.

Never export to or import from a PST. You lose data that way.

 

[John Blessing]

Never export to or import from a PST. You lose data that way.

if you are using Internet-only mode (i.e. no Exchange), just copy the .pst
back to your hard disk (usually C:\Documents and Settings\YOURNAM\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.pst) and unset the
read-only flag on the .pst file.

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[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Never a good idea to overwrite an existing .pst file - just copy the file to
a location of the user's choice - My Documents works well since this is the
one folder that usually gets backed up.

--
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After furious head scratching, John Blessing asked:

| ||
||| I bought a new computer last night, and before I disconnected my old
||| one, I "backed up" my personal folder (.pst) onto a CD-R. I used
||| the Import/Export function after reading the help menu.
||
|| Never export to or import from a PST. You lose data that way.
|| --
|| Brian Tillman
|
| if you are using Internet-only mode (i.e. no Exchange), just copy the
| .pst back to your hard disk (usually C:\Documents and
| Settings\YOURNAM\Local Settings\Application
| Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.pst) and unset the read-only flag on
| the .pst file.