How do I 'spring clean' outlook.pst?

[stefan.gmaj]

Hi,

We have just migrated from Outlook XP to Outlook 2003 (Windows XP
Professional) and have been having a few problems with Export.

When we try to export from a Contacts subfolder to a .pst file we keep
getting the following error message: "Personal Folder Password / Type
the password for 'folder name' ". Only problem is there are no
passwords set so we are stuck!

Is there an outlook.pst 'clean & fix' utility or similar or else how do
I go about creating a new 'clean' outlook.pst and then transfering in
all the old stuff (of which there is rather a lot of different folders
and types).

Suggestions or any other ideas would be very much appreciated,

Many thanks, Stefan

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

why are you exporting? Just drag and drop to the other pst (open both using
File, open, outlook data file)

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[stefan.gmaj]

Thanks I'll try this...

why are you exporting? Just drag and drop to the other pst (open both using
File, open, outlook data file)

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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Hi,

We have just migrated from Outlook XP to Outlook 2003 (Windows XP
Professional) and have been having a few problems with Export.

When we try to export from a Contacts subfolder to a .pst file we keep
getting the following error message: "Personal Folder Password / Type
the password for 'folder name' ". Only problem is there are no
passwords set so we are stuck!

Is there an outlook.pst 'clean & fix' utility or similar or else how do
I go about creating a new 'clean' outlook.pst and then transfering in
all the old stuff (of which there is rather a lot of different folders
and types).

Suggestions or any other ideas would be very much appreciated,

Many thanks, Stefan

 

[Brian Tillman]

We have just migrated from Outlook XP to Outlook 2003 (Windows XP
Professional) and have been having a few problems with Export.

When we try to export from a Contacts subfolder to a .pst file we keep
getting the following error message: "Personal Folder Password / Type
the password for 'folder name' ". Only problem is there are no
passwords set so we are stuck!

Why are you exporting? Never export to a PST.

Is there an outlook.pst 'clean & fix' utility or similar or else how
do I go about creating a new 'clean' outlook.pst and then transfering
in all the old stuff (of which there is rather a lot of different
folders and types).

Create a new PST with File>New>Outlook Data File. Select "Office Outlook
Personal Folders File (.pst)" and click OK. Browse to the folder where you
want it (or accept the default), give it a name (or accept the default) and
click OK. After the PST appears in your Folder List, make the new PST your
delivery location with the "Deliver new e-mail to the following location"
drop-down on Tools>E-mail Accounts>Next. Stop and restart Outlook. Now,
drag-and-drop from the old PST to the new. You will be able to
drag-and-drop entire folders if they're not the default folders, but for the
default folders, you'll need to open the individual folders and move or copy
items.

 

[stefan.gmaj]

Thanks everybody problem has been solved now with your help!