Search in Archive/PST Files

[Peter Brühmann]

Hi friends

Is there any utilily/add-on/software that allows to search within PST-Files
(Archived mail) without opening them in Outlook. I have dozens of this
archive folders (some of them in "old" and "new" format) for each issue I had
in my mailbox and for many years back.

If this utility doesn't exist, it is really a challenge for developers,
because I think the solution with opening all archive folders is not really
state of the art.

or does anybody know a workaround?

Any comments/ideas highly appreciated!

Greetings from sunny Prague

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

What searches have you already tried? Lookout? Google Desktop? MSN search?

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After furious head scratching, Peter Brühmann asked:

| Hi friends
|
| Is there any utilily/add-on/software that allows to search within
| PST-Files (Archived mail) without opening them in Outlook. I have
| dozens of this archive folders (some of them in "old" and "new"
| format) for each issue I had in my mailbox and for many years back.
|
| If this utility doesn't exist, it is really a challenge for
| developers, because I think the solution with opening all archive
| folders is not really state of the art.
|
| or does anybody know a workaround?
|
| Any comments/ideas highly appreciated!
|
| Greetings from sunny Prague

 

[Peter Brühmann]

What searches have you already tried? Lookout? Google Desktop? MSN search?

--Â
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Peter Brühmann asked:

| Hi friends
|
| Is there any utilily/add-on/software that allows to search within
| PST-Files (Archived mail) without opening them in Outlook. I have
| dozens of this archive folders (some of them in "old" and "new"
| format) for each issue I had in my mailbox and for many years back.
|
| If this utility doesn't exist, it is really a challenge for
| developers, because I think the solution with opening all archive
| folders is not really state of the art.
|
| or does anybody know a workaround?
|
| Any comments/ideas highly appreciated!
|
| Greetings from sunny Prague

Hi Milly

Thanks! I have tried all of them in the past, none of them is able to
index/search the pst-files, if they are "closed". Lookout, probably also some
of the other mentionned will work, if I open the pst.-file in Outlook, but I
cannot imagine how to work with Outlook, when I have 30 or more archive files
open...(I tried alos smeo other DT-search engines, nuts!

Any other ideas?

Peter

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Are these actually archived archives in the meaning of; we only keep them in
case we need to look something up? If so consider the following add-in;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/redirect.asp?id=mapilab_archiver

This allows you to store your archive in a webformat like html or chm which
is already fully indexed on its own including attachments.

If you decide to order use "4PM76A8" to get a discount.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

-----

What searches have you already tried? Lookout? Google Desktop? MSN
search?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Peter Brühmann asked:

| Hi friends
|
| Is there any utilily/add-on/software that allows to search within
| PST-Files (Archived mail) without opening them in Outlook. I have
| dozens of this archive folders (some of them in "old" and "new"
| format) for each issue I had in my mailbox and for many years back.
|
| If this utility doesn't exist, it is really a challenge for
| developers, because I think the solution with opening all archive
| folders is not really state of the art.
|
| or does anybody know a workaround?
|
| Any comments/ideas highly appreciated!
|
| Greetings from sunny Prague

Hi Milly

Thanks! I have tried all of them in the past, none of them is able to
index/search the pst-files, if they are "closed". Lookout, probably also
some
of the other mentionned will work, if I open the pst.-file in Outlook, but I
cannot imagine how to work with Outlook, when I have 30 or more archive
files
open...(I tried alos smeo other DT-search engines, nuts!

Any other ideas?

Peter

 

[DL]

I use Copernic Desktop search and I am able to search, on Archive pst's that
are not opened in OL
The index was built whilst these pst's were open in OL, however since these
Archives are old, and no longer updated, once the index process was
completed I closed them.
A search still shows data from these closed Archives.
I have used MSN Search but I was having a problem with Office2003, The MSN
development team are aware of the problem/conflict

What searches have you already tried? Lookout? Google Desktop? MSN search?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Peter Brühmann asked:

| Hi friends
|
| Is there any utilily/add-on/software that allows to search within
| PST-Files (Archived mail) without opening them in Outlook. I have
| dozens of this archive folders (some of them in "old" and "new"
| format) for each issue I had in my mailbox and for many years back.
|
| If this utility doesn't exist, it is really a challenge for
| developers, because I think the solution with opening all archive
| folders is not really state of the art.
|
| or does anybody know a workaround?
|
| Any comments/ideas highly appreciated!
|
| Greetings from sunny Prague

Hi Milly

Thanks! I have tried all of them in the past, none of them is able to
index/search the pst-files, if they are "closed". Lookout, probably also some
of the other mentionned will work, if I open the pst.-file in Outlook, but I
cannot imagine how to work with Outlook, when I have 30 or more archive files
open...(I tried alos smeo other DT-search engines, nuts!

Any other ideas?

Peter

 

[Peter Brühmann]

I use Copernic Desktop search and I am able to search, on Archive pst's that
are not opened in OL
The index was built whilst these pst's were open in OL, however since these
Archives are old, and no longer updated, once the index process was
completed I closed them.
A search still shows data from these closed Archives.
I have used MSN Search but I was having a problem with Office2003, The MSN
development team are aware of the problem/conflict

What searches have you already tried? Lookout? Google Desktop? MSN search?

--Â
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Peter Brühmann asked:

| Hi friends
|
| Is there any utilily/add-on/software that allows to search within
| PST-Files (Archived mail) without opening them in Outlook. I have
| dozens of this archive folders (some of them in "old" and "new"
| format) for each issue I had in my mailbox and for many years back.
|
| If this utility doesn't exist, it is really a challenge for
| developers, because I think the solution with opening all archive
| folders is not really state of the art.
|
| or does anybody know a workaround?
|
| Any comments/ideas highly appreciated!
|
| Greetings from sunny Prague

Hi Milly

Thanks! I have tried all of them in the past, none of them is able to
index/search the pst-files, if they are "closed". Lookout, probably also some
of the other mentionned will work, if I open the pst.-file in Outlook, but I
cannot imagine how to work with Outlook, when I have 30 or more archive files
open...(I tried alos smeo other DT-search engines, nuts!

Any other ideas?

Peter

Hi friends

Thanks for boths tips -I will try them out! Nevertheless it seems to be
something which is not yet perfectly resolved!

Greetings from Prague

Peter