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how to retrieve lost contact custom views
Windows XP; Outlook 2002
I've lost all my custom views of contacts, when I created a new Outlook today folder and transferred contacts there. I do have a backup of the entire contacts pst file. Is it possible to retrieve the custom views from the back up PST file? If so how? I don't want to have to recreate all the views I already had made. If I go to the backup PST file, it shows a previously prepared custom view, but if I try to copy in define views, it reverts to a standard view, and the custom view cannot be retrieved. No custom views are displayed. Thanks, Jeff |
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How did you "transfer" this PST? How did you create this "backup?" We
repeatedly advise not to export/import PST's. Now you see why. You lose data. Just copy and reuse your original PST. Here are instructions if you don't know how: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Jeff" wrote in message ... Windows XP; Outlook 2002 I've lost all my custom views of contacts, when I created a new Outlook today folder and transferred contacts there. I do have a backup of the entire contacts pst file. Is it possible to retrieve the custom views from the back up PST file? If so how? I don't want to have to recreate all the views I already had made. If I go to the backup PST file, it shows a previously prepared custom view, but if I try to copy in define views, it reverts to a standard view, and the custom view cannot be retrieved. No custom views are displayed. Thanks, Jeff |
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Russ, thank you for your help.
Let me clarify somewhat. When I went to archive a couple of months ago, I somehow managed to archive my outlook today and all the "primary ??)" folders. I followed the instructions from someone on this board and created a new personal folder and copied the contacts folders in there. This process resulted in a loss of message rules for email and custom views for contacts. The original contact folder is still sitting in the archive folder, unchanged. In addition, I have multiple backups. 1. In the past I have exported contacts into a PST and I have them avialble to use. 2. In the past I have actually copied the entire contacts PST file into a backup location. If I open up a previous copied contacts PST, copied would it contain the desired custom views which I could somehow extract and make available to my new contacts folder? I tried placing a copied contact PST into my outlook folder (local settings/microsoft/outlook), but it did not show up when I restarted outlook. Your continued help would be appreciated. I've really tried to study this, but can't seem to figure it out. Jeff "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: How did you "transfer" this PST? How did you create this "backup?" We repeatedly advise not to export/import PST's. Now you see why. You lose data. Just copy and reuse your original PST. Here are instructions if you don't know how: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Jeff" wrote in message ... Windows XP; Outlook 2002 I've lost all my custom views of contacts, when I created a new Outlook today folder and transferred contacts there. I do have a backup of the entire contacts pst file. Is it possible to retrieve the custom views from the back up PST file? If so how? I don't want to have to recreate all the views I already had made. If I go to the backup PST file, it shows a previously prepared custom view, but if I try to copy in define views, it reverts to a standard view, and the custom view cannot be retrieved. No custom views are displayed. Thanks, Jeff |
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Whoa. There sure was a lot more to this story. It's not nice to leave out
critical information like that and make us try to divine it for ourselves. Nevertheless, I already posted the relevant information on the proper method to copy and reuse your PST file. Perhaps you can tell me what part is still unclear so I can clarify it for you. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Jeff" wrote in message ... Russ, thank you for your help. Let me clarify somewhat. When I went to archive a couple of months ago, I somehow managed to archive my outlook today and all the "primary ??)" folders. I followed the instructions from someone on this board and created a new personal folder and copied the contacts folders in there. This process resulted in a loss of message rules for email and custom views for contacts. The original contact folder is still sitting in the archive folder, unchanged. In addition, I have multiple backups. 1. In the past I have exported contacts into a PST and I have them avialble to use. 2. In the past I have actually copied the entire contacts PST file into a backup location. If I open up a previous copied contacts PST, copied would it contain the desired custom views which I could somehow extract and make available to my new contacts folder? I tried placing a copied contact PST into my outlook folder (local settings/microsoft/outlook), but it did not show up when I restarted outlook. Your continued help would be appreciated. I've really tried to study this, but can't seem to figure it out. Jeff "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: How did you "transfer" this PST? How did you create this "backup?" We repeatedly advise not to export/import PST's. Now you see why. You lose data. Just copy and reuse your original PST. Here are instructions if you don't know how: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Jeff" wrote in message ... Windows XP; Outlook 2002 I've lost all my custom views of contacts, when I created a new Outlook today folder and transferred contacts there. I do have a backup of the entire contacts pst file. Is it possible to retrieve the custom views from the back up PST file? If so how? I don't want to have to recreate all the views I already had made. If I go to the backup PST file, it shows a previously prepared custom view, but if I try to copy in define views, it reverts to a standard view, and the custom view cannot be retrieved. No custom views are displayed. Thanks, Jeff |
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