2.)burned the file and data onto CD-Rs (but the .PST was on one disk)
3.)reformated computer
4.)one of the recovery files was corrupted, reformat did not work, put in
Wondows CD, reformat restarted and worked
5.)copying all backed up files from CD-Rs to computer
6.)try to open .PST but didnt work by using import/export and also by going
<file><open><Outlook Data File><search for .PST file>, file opened on
Outlook
navigator, but when trying to open it, message pops up saying that it is not
a .PST file even though the name of the file was
"OutlookBackupJune8th2006.pst"
7.)try again with both, making sure it was the right file and is a .PST file
(because the name of it was "OutlookBackupJune8th2006.pst", making sure the
"read only" attribute was not applyed. same message pops up saying that it
is not a .PST
and thats when you came in...
1.)i have the file
2.)cannot open it
3.)yes i know were it is
so, when i open it into Outlook, should i open it directly from the disk
instead of copying and pasting it into the <Outlook>folder?
:
Alright, no problem
To prevent further confusion; what do you mean by cannot access it? You
don't have the file, you don't know how to find it or...?
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
the confusion was my fault and im sorry, thank you for understanding....
but i cannot access the original .pst (which is the backup) or scan it for
errors
thanks for bearing with me!
:
Well you asked about how you could start a new one when Outlook doesn't
open; I described how.
As for your original pst-file check it for errors first with scanpst.exe.
If this is succesfull you can open it in Outlook by File-> Open-> Outlook
File... If it is not succesfull you'll have to recover it from backup.
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
i did that just now, but yes...this only chnages everything being saved
after i changed the directory, so i still cannot open my .pst....if thats
how i understand it
thanks for replying
:
Control Panel-> Mail-> E-mail Accounts-> Next-> at the bottom you can
set (and create) a delivery location.
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
Yes, but how do you find the .pst!?!?!?!
:
Yes Outlook was closed. I thought of this & went back to the old
computer to make sure that outlook was closed. I get the error
message "the file *.pst is not a personal folders file.
If you get that message, then your PST is probably damaged beyond
repair. If you can, start over using the original PST and perform the
operations form the beginning, taking care not to export or import and making
sure nothing is accessing the PST (like Outlook or a sync program from a
PDA) when you manipulate it.
Brian Tillman
:
Aloha Joe,
O.K., so did you do it? Did you copy the file back to the hard drive, make
sure it wasn't tagged as "read-only" and try to open it from there?
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr - MVP
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ:
http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm
thank you for relying, but it doesnt tell me anything more than i
already know!
:
Aloha Joe,
See
http://www.factplace.com/outlook.htm #1.3.
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr - MVP
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ:
http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm
hello everyone, i made a .pst backup file containing all of my
e-mail messages over the last 4 years. so, i saved it on a CD-R. i
needed to save it/back it up because i wanted to do a Windows
re-install. however, now that i am done and the computer is cleaned
out, i try yo upen the file with outlook, but it claims that the
file is not a .pst, and offers no advice on how to change it to one.
also, i just made a trial back up on the harddrive, and it opens
perfectly, no warning. what could be wrong? how can i make the
file a .pst?
P.S. the file is called <name>june8th2006.pst
