So how do I get the info from The Archive Folders into the Personal Folders
in Outlook Today? Some data is better than none. Thanks,
Denise
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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Then I give up. Without any information on how this all got so corrupted,
I'm out of ideas. This will have repaired everything that is reparable.
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"DNT" wrote in message
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I'm still unsure what the default file is but what I did was to run
scanpst.exe on Outlook today Personal Folders, Outlook(1).pst. It said no
errors and there is no data. Next I ran it on Archive Folders,
Outlook.pst. Again no errors, but data. then I ran it on Outlook Today
Personal Folders, Personal Folders (1).pst. Again, no errors and no data.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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Neither.
You run it on your default PST file.
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"DNT" wrote in message
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Do I run it on New Mail Profile.FAV or on New Mail Profile.sas?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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The latter.
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"DNT" wrote in message
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I went to Mail Setup, added a new profile and called it "New Mail
Profile". Is that it? When I open Outlook, it asks if I want to use
that file.
I have 2 scanpst.exe files. One is in C:\1386. The other is in
C:ProgramFiles\Commonfiles\System\Mapi\1033. Which one do I use?
Denise
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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Don't worry. No data has been lost. We're just drilling down to your
configuration problems.
I need you to do two things:
1. Can you tell me the steps you used to designate the default
Outlook Data File in this new profile and which file it is?
2. Can you find the Inbox Repair Tool (scanpst.exe) and run it on
this file? (make sure Outlook is closed first).
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Russ Valentine
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"DNT" wrote in message
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I think I have a black cloud following me around. I did as you said.
Now I have in my Outlook Today a set of Archive Folders (includes
current emails & contacts) and a set of Personal Folders with the
same folders but no data in them. Also, the address book icon shows
Outlook Address Book, Contacts and everything is empty. How do I
transfer the folders from Archive Folders to Personal Folders? What
happened to my address book data (that was most current)?
Denise
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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Wow. 6.
First and foremost remember how you found these files because this
"invisible" data has to be in one of them.
Next you're going to create a new Outlook profile from scratch and
set it to use the same Outlook data file as its default that you
are currently using as your default. You will need all the
information on how to configure your mail accounts because you
will need to recreate them when you create the new profile.
Follow the directions he
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287072

After you're done, your Outlook Address Book should display your
Contacts Folder correctly. If you think you have any missing
Contact data you can open each of these other files with Outlook's
File Open command to see if they contain anything you think you
are missing. Note that files marked archive.pst will not contain
any Contacts since Contacts are not archived.
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Russ Valentine
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"DNT" wrote in message
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Six files turned up. Here's what the search shows:

archive.pst C:\DocumentsandSettings\DeniseTackett\Desktop\
backup.pst " " " "
"
outlook.pst " " " " "

archive.pst
C:\DocumentsandSettings\DeniseTackett\LocalSetting s\ApplicationData\Microsoft\Outlook
backup.pst " "
" " " " "
Outlook.pst " "
" " " " "

OK now what?
Denise


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
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It does seem that way, although I've never seen such a thing as
a "hidden" folder in Outlook. But I've never seen the default
data file marked "Archive" either, so something odd happened
here.
I'm reluctant just to have you create a new profile until we're
sure where all your data is. Try this. Make sure you have
enabled searching of hidden files and folders, then search your
hard drive for *.pst and see what turns up.
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Russ Valentine
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"DNT" wrote in message
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OK. I did as you asked and when I re-added the Outlook Address
Book, I wound up with the same dilemna as I had before. I was
sure to exit and restart Outlook as directed. It seems as if
there is a second Contacts folder that I can't see.
Denise
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
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Still inexplicable since the Outlook Address Book cannot
contain anything that is not in a Contacts Folder.
Just remove and re-add the Outlook Address Book from your
profile to reset your connections. That won't risk losing any
data. Make sure you restart Outlook in between.
Use the instructions he
http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002
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Russ Valentine
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"DNT" wrote in message
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What am I supposed to reset my autoarchive folder to? It is
already set for archive.pst.
Some of the names & addresses are different from the Outlook
Address Book and the Contacts Folder. The Contacts folder
doesn't have my distrubution lists in it.
Denise
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
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It helps a bit. You still did not answer what information
appears in the Outlook Address Book that does not also
appear in one of your Contacts Folders.
Nor what the result of resetting your autoarchive folder is.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"DNT" wrote in message
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In the list from Contacts that shows when I click the
Address Book icon, I see names, display names, email
addresses, and distribution lists.

When I click on the Address Book icon on the toolbar, in
the show names from box, it says Contacts and my current
list shows. If I click the down arrow then right click on
"Outlook Address book" to get the properties, it says "No
entries in this Address Book" and I get 2 error messages.
One is "Property dialog box could not be displayed. An
attempt was made to open an unsupported property." The next
message has the same 1st sentence followed by "Action could
not be completed."

If I right-click on Contacts for the properties, the
jGeneral tab says: Information: Archive Folders and Contact
folder: Contacts.

If I right-click the Address Book Folder (under Outlook
today), it says the location is Archive Folders. On the
AutoArchive tab, "Do not archive items in this folder" is
checked.

If I right-click the Contacts Folder from the same list, it
says: "Type: Folder containing contact Items, Location
Archive Folders, Description: Contacts Comment".
The Outlook Address Book Tab says: "Show this folder as an
email Address Book. Name of AB: Contacts."

If I go to Tools, Options, Other, AutoArchive, it says it
moves old items to C:...\Microsoft\Outlook\archive.pst.
Isn't that my Archive Folder?
I hope that helps.
Denise