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Location of file containing Personal Address Book entries
Hello, folks:
Here's an interesting quandary I hope someone can help me with. I recently got a new computer with Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. My IT guy at work got it all set up and copied my Personal Address Book file onto the hard-drive. Since then I have been putting new addresses into the personal address book and I'm able to retrieve them when I click the little "book" icon. The problem is that I can't locate the actual file where these addresses are going. I've searched everywhere and I no longer seem to have a "mailbox.pab," which is where these addresses used to be. I'd like to back-up the file and have some transportability. The earlier version of Outlook I had provided the full path of the personal address book file. This version just says they're in Personal Address Book, with no additional info about exactly where this resides. The Contacts folder in Outlook does not contain the new addresses I have been inputting. Does anyone know where Outlook 2003 keeps the file containing the Personal Address Book? My so-called Information Specialists at work are completely stumped (or not interested in helping me). Please drop me a line if you have any hunches. Thanks a bunch, Craig ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Craig Cochran Center for International Standards and Quality Georgia Institute of Technology |
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Location of file containing Personal Address Book entries
PAB's have not been used for years. If indeed you are still using one, it
would exist with a *.pab extension, and if you are using one, you are long overdue for migrating to and using the Outlook Address Book, which replaced the PAB 5 years ago. Instructions he http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/olconpab.htm -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Craig Cochran" wrote in message m... Hello, folks: Here's an interesting quandary I hope someone can help me with. I recently got a new computer with Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. My IT guy at work got it all set up and copied my Personal Address Book file onto the hard-drive. Since then I have been putting new addresses into the personal address book and I'm able to retrieve them when I click the little "book" icon. The problem is that I can't locate the actual file where these addresses are going. I've searched everywhere and I no longer seem to have a "mailbox.pab," which is where these addresses used to be. I'd like to back-up the file and have some transportability. The earlier version of Outlook I had provided the full path of the personal address book file. This version just says they're in Personal Address Book, with no additional info about exactly where this resides. The Contacts folder in Outlook does not contain the new addresses I have been inputting. Does anyone know where Outlook 2003 keeps the file containing the Personal Address Book? My so-called Information Specialists at work are completely stumped (or not interested in helping me). Please drop me a line if you have any hunches. Thanks a bunch, Craig ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Craig Cochran Center for International Standards and Quality Georgia Institute of Technology |
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Location of file containing Personal Address Book entries
Russ,
Thanks for your response. I agree-- I need to begin using the Contacts folder for all of my email addresses. The only hitch is that I can't locate exactly where my entries to my Personal Address Book have been going since I got Outlook 2003 (about three weeks ago). There's no longer a "mailbox.pab" file on my computer that shows it has been updated in the last 3 weeks. This, despite the fact that I've been inputting addresses into what appears to be my personal address book. They're being saved somewhere, but I have no idea where. It's almost like they're going into Neverland. Do you know of a way I can find where these PAB entries have been going? It appears that Outlook 2003 is doing something with them. Do you have any advice? Thanks again for your help, Craig |
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Location of file containing Personal Address Book entries
If you are using a PAB, there must be a *.pab file somewhere.
What do you see in Tools E-mail accounts View or change existing directories or address books ? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Craig Cochran" wrote in message om... Russ, Thanks for your response. I agree-- I need to begin using the Contacts folder for all of my email addresses. The only hitch is that I can't locate exactly where my entries to my Personal Address Book have been going since I got Outlook 2003 (about three weeks ago). There's no longer a "mailbox.pab" file on my computer that shows it has been updated in the last 3 weeks. This, despite the fact that I've been inputting addresses into what appears to be my personal address book. They're being saved somewhere, but I have no idea where. It's almost like they're going into Neverland. Do you know of a way I can find where these PAB entries have been going? It appears that Outlook 2003 is doing something with them. Do you have any advice? Thanks again for your help, Craig |
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