Can't Find .pst File - Help!!!

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Can't Find .pst File - Help!!!

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I just got Outlook 2003 loaded on my friends laptop with WindowsXP. I saved

her contacts list to a new pst file, and put that on the laptop. When I do a

search for outlook.pst, it shows up, but when I go to explorer and look for

it to delete it, the local settings folder is not there. Seem to me like

it's hidden or something, but I can't find it!

Also, when I open the secondary pst file in outlook, the new folders do not

become a subfolder of the default contacts folder, and thus, when doing a

mail merge to email, the secondary pst file folders do not appear in the

list to choose from. Since I can't seem to find the outlook.pst file to

delete and replace, there must be a way to make the other file the default

or something.

Thanks in advance.

--Jim

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Roady

Registered User

Wed Aug 11 06:37:04 CDT 2004

Re:Can't Find .pst File - Help!!!

2 questions here and a piece of advise ;-)

1) You must set Explorer to view hidden files;

Control Panel->Folder Options->tab View

2) You can control what pst-file is the default by going to;

Tools->E-mail Accounts->button Next->dropdownlist below

3) Advise: Don't delete and replace a pst-file or you could end up

corrupting your mail profile. First control which pst-file is the default as

described in step 2. Then restart Outlook and rightclick the pst-file you

would like to remove from Outlook and choose Disconnect. Restart Outlook to

release the lock on the pst-file and delete the pst-file from Explorer.

--

Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]

www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:

-Navigation Pane Tips & Tricks

-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

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"Spike9458" <bmcsretired@hotmail.com>wrote in message

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I just got Outlook 2003 loaded on my friends laptop with WindowsXP. I saved

her contacts list to a new pst file, and put that on the laptop. When I do

a

search for outlook.pst, it shows up, but when I go to explorer and look

for

it to delete it, the local settings folder is not there. Seem to me like

it's hidden or something, but I can't find it!

Also, when I open the secondary pst file in outlook, the new folders do

not

become a subfolder of the default contacts folder, and thus, when doing a

mail merge to email, the secondary pst file folders do not appear in the

list to choose from. Since I can't seem to find the outlook.pst file to

delete and replace, there must be a way to make the other file the default

or something.

Thanks in advance.

--Jim

Spike9458

Registered User

Wed Aug 11 23:07:18 CDT 2004

Re:Can't Find .pst File - Help!!!

Thanks for the info and advice ...

--Jim

"Roady [MVP]" <newsgroups_DELETE_@_DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net>wrote in

message news:%23RdnFd5fEHA.3476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Quote

2 questions here and a piece of advise ;-)

1) You must set Explorer to view hidden files;

Control Panel->Folder Options->tab View

2) You can control what pst-file is the default by going to;

Tools->E-mail Accounts->button Next->dropdownlist below

3) Advise: Don't delete and replace a pst-file or you could end up

corrupting your mail profile. First control which pst-file is the default

as

described in step 2. Then restart Outlook and rightclick the pst-file you

would like to remove from Outlook and choose Disconnect. Restart Outlook

to

release the lock on the pst-file and delete the pst-file from Explorer.

--

Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]

www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:

-Navigation Pane Tips & Tricks

-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----

"Spike9458" <bmcsretired@hotmail.com>wrote in message

news:uux8eN5fEHA.2352@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

>I just got Outlook 2003 loaded on my friends laptop with WindowsXP. I

saved

>her contacts list to a new pst file, and put that on the laptop. When I

do

>a

>search for outlook.pst, it shows up, but when I go to explorer and look

>for

>it to delete it, the local settings folder is not there. Seem to me like

>it's hidden or something, but I can't find it!

>

>Also, when I open the secondary pst file in outlook, the new folders do

>not

>become a subfolder of the default contacts folder, and thus, when doing

a

>mail merge to email, the secondary pst file folders do not appear in the

>list to choose from. Since I can't seem to find the outlook.pst file to

>delete and replace, there must be a way to make the other file the

default

>or something.

>

>Thanks in advance.

>

>--Jim

>

>

Roady

Registered User

Thu Aug 12 01:44:24 CDT 2004

Re:Can't Find .pst File - Help!!!

You're welcome! :-)

--

Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]

www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:

-Navigation Pane Tips & Tricks

-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----

"Spike9458" <bmcsretired@hotmail.com>wrote in message

Quote

Thanks for the info and advice ...

--Jim

"Roady [MVP]" <newsgroups_DELETE_@_DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net>wrote

in

message news:%23RdnFd5fEHA.3476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

>2 questions here and a piece of advise ;-)

>

>1) You must set Explorer to view hidden files;

>Control Panel->Folder Options->tab View

>

>2) You can control what pst-file is the default by going to;

>Tools->E-mail Accounts->button Next->dropdownlist below

>

>3) Advise: Don't delete and replace a pst-file or you could end up

>corrupting your mail profile. First control which pst-file is the default

as

>described in step 2. Then restart Outlook and rightclick the pst-file you

>would like to remove from Outlook and choose Disconnect. Restart Outlook

to

>release the lock on the pst-file and delete the pst-file from Explorer.

>

>--

>Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]

>www.howto-outlook.com

>

>Tips of the month:

>-Navigation Pane Tips & Tricks

>-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

>

>-----

>"Spike9458" <bmcsretired@hotmail.com>wrote in message

>news:uux8eN5fEHA.2352@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

>>I just got Outlook 2003 loaded on my friends laptop with WindowsXP. I

saved

>>her contacts list to a new pst file, and put that on the laptop. When I

do

>>a

>>search for outlook.pst, it shows up, but when I go to explorer and look

>>for

>>it to delete it, the local settings folder is not there. Seem to me

>>like

>>it's hidden or something, but I can't find it!

>>

>>Also, when I open the secondary pst file in outlook, the new folders do

>>not

>>become a subfolder of the default contacts folder, and thus, when doing

a

>>mail merge to email, the secondary pst file folders do not appear in

>>the

>>list to choose from. Since I can't seem to find the outlook.pst file to

>>delete and replace, there must be a way to make the other file the

default

>>or something.

>>

>>Thanks in advance.

>>

>>--Jim

>>

>>

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