Problems with Outlook 2003 Archive

[5Circles]

I'm having trouble with messages being archived to locations that I didn't
expect, and would like some clarification on how archiving works within
Outlook 2003.

I was expecting that each PST file would have different default archive
settings but it appears this isn't the case. Instead, it seems that the
default settings apply to every folder unless explicitly overwritten. This
is a problem for me because I typically keep several PST files open. What
I'm finding is that all of the archives are being directed into a single PST
file - undoing what I've been trying to achieve with the separate PST files.

Since each folder would need to set up explicitly, it appears that the only
logical workaround is to turn off auto archiving - at least until I no longer
need multiple PST files loaded.

Can someone confirm that my understanding is correct and also if there is
any other recommended way to deal with archiving?

Thanks
Mike

 

[DL]

The default archive, is archive.pst in the default location.
You can change the archive settings / location / name as you wish.
If you change an archive setting for the Personal Folders (pst) you can set
this for all folders/sub folders in that pst.
You dont need to ammend the individual pst folders archive settings, the
primary setting can be propogated throughout that pst

 

[5Circles]

This doesn't match my experience. I'm pretty sure that there is only one
default PST for archiving if you have multiple PSTs open. There isn't a
place to set a default for each PST (although you can set the auto archive
location for each folder - laboriously)

Mike

 

[DL]

There is, as I stated, a default archive name/location for any pst, you can
change this and propogate that change throughout *that* pst