Problems moving Contacts (and email, etc) from one computer to ano

[bashki]

I moved the .pst from my old computer to my new computer and pointed to it
via Outlook File>Open>Outlook Data File

Seemed liked it work at first, but it's not quite right.

First, the Contacts:
* Now Under My Contacts, 3 contact "files" are listed: "Contacts",
"Contacts (backup)", and "Contacts in Personal Folders". The latter contains
all my contacts, but the records aren't appearing correctly (the first and
last name typically appears in the header of each record when viewing via
Address Card view), and it's not possible to update a record. Help!!

Second, for Mail:
* I was able to move the mail, but a folder called "Lost & Found" appeared
after pointing to the .pst. There are also a bunch of email listing that
have grey text (as opposed to black) and are striked-out through the text.
What does this mean and how to I ensure these emails are normal?

Third. for Calendar:
* Similar to Contacts, there are 3 calendar "files" under My Calendar:
"Calendar", "Calendar (backup)", and "Calendar in Personal Folders". None of
my calendar items appear in any of these "files." Where did they go?

Thanks so much for your help!!

 

[Brian Tillman]

I moved the .pst from my old computer to my new computer and pointed
to it via Outlook File>Open>Outlook Data File

Seemed liked it work at first, but it's not quite right.

First, the Contacts:
* Now Under My Contacts, 3 contact "files" are listed: "Contacts",
"Contacts (backup)", and "Contacts in Personal Folders". The latter
contains all my contacts, but the records aren't appearing correctly
(the first and last name typically appears in the header of each
record when viewing via Address Card view), and it's not possible to
update a record. Help!!

Second, for Mail:
* I was able to move the mail, but a folder called "Lost & Found"
appeared after pointing to the .pst. There are also a bunch of email
listing that have grey text (as opposed to black) and are striked-out
through the text. What does this mean and how to I ensure these
emails are normal?

Third. for Calendar:
* Similar to Contacts, there are 3 calendar "files" under My Calendar:
"Calendar", "Calendar (backup)", and "Calendar in Personal Folders".
None of my calendar items appear in any of these "files." Where did
they go?

Start with a clean mail profile and add in the PST contaiing your data.

 

[bashki]

Thanks, Brian, but what do you mean by a clean mail profile?

 

[sactownprincess]

Hi,
i am having a similar problem. i move my pst file from my old computer to new,
but everytime I try to add it or import it as a data file it tells me it's
not a valid data file...????????? I'm going from Outlook 2002 to Outlook 2002.
... So i ahve no idea why this is happening. Any ideas?

Thanks,
cass

 

[Brian Tillman]

Thanks, Brian, but what do you mean by a clean mail profile?

What version of Outlook?

 

[Brian Tillman]

i am having a similar problem.

It's not similar at all and it's never a good idea to hijack someone else's
thread. Start a new one for a new question.

i move my pst file from my old
computer to new, but everytime I try to add it or import it as a data
file it tells me it's not a valid data file...????????? I'm going
from Outlook 2002 to Outlook 2002. .. So i ahve no idea why this is
happening. Any ideas?

Whatever you did to move the PST corrupted it, most likely beyond repair.
Do you have access to the old PC? If so, follow the instructions here:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

 

[bashki]

Outlook 2003 (11.6568.6568) SP2, for Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003

Thanks for your help!