saving e-mail files

I am completely at a loss for trying to save my e-mails. I tried exporting as
a .pst file but then I couldn't open the file on the drive I saved it to
(even though the computer has Outlook 2003). Is there a way to save files,
other than archiving them in Outlook so I can clean it up? I'm looking to
store them on a thumb drive or CD for example. Thanks.

Outlook needs to have read/write access to a .PST file in order to work with
it. Copy your .PST file from the CD back to your hard drive (or other
rewritable media), turn off the Read-Only attribute (right-click the file,
choose properties), then Outlook should be able to open it.

It should work on a thumb drive as long as you have read/write access to it.


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Roland Schorr & Tower
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"Jbou1296" wrote in message
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I am completely at a loss for trying to save my e-mails. I tried exporting
as
a .pst file but then I couldn't open the file on the drive I saved it to
(even though the computer has Outlook 2003). Is there a way to save files,
other than archiving them in Outlook so I can clean it up? I'm looking to
store them on a thumb drive or CD for example. Thanks.

See http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

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

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"Jbou1296" wrote in message
news I am completely at a loss for trying to save my e-mails. I tried exporting
as
a .pst file but then I couldn't open the file on the drive I saved it to
(even though the computer has Outlook 2003). Is there a way to save files,
other than archiving them in Outlook so I can clean it up? I'm looking to
store them on a thumb drive or CD for example. Thanks.

Thanks for responding.
I saved the .pst file to My Documents folder and there is nothing checked
under "Attributes" in Properties. It still isn't opening the file. I cut the
file from my thumb drive to the documents folder as stated below. Am I
missing something?

"Ben M. Schorr - MVP" wrote:

Outlook needs to have read/write access to a .PST file in order to work with
it. Copy your .PST file from the CD back to your hard drive (or other
rewritable media), turn off the Read-Only attribute (right-click the file,
choose properties), then Outlook should be able to open it.

It should work on a thumb drive as long as you have read/write access to it.


--
Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for assistance.
Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup. Mahalo!

"Jbou1296" wrote in message
news
I am completely at a loss for trying to save my e-mails. I tried exporting
as
a .pst file but then I couldn't open the file on the drive I saved it to
(even though the computer has Outlook 2003). Is there a way to save files,
other than archiving them in Outlook so I can clean it up? I'm looking to
store them on a thumb drive or CD for example. Thanks.

What happens when you try to open the file? Do you get an error message?


--
Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for assistance.
Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup. Mahalo!

"Jbou1296" wrote in message
...
Thanks for responding.
I saved the .pst file to My Documents folder and there is nothing checked
under "Attributes" in Properties. It still isn't opening the file. I cut
the
file from my thumb drive to the documents folder as stated below. Am I
missing something?

"Ben M. Schorr - MVP" wrote:

Outlook needs to have read/write access to a .PST file in order to work
with
it. Copy your .PST file from the CD back to your hard drive (or other
rewritable media), turn off the Read-Only attribute (right-click the
file,
choose properties), then Outlook should be able to open it.

It should work on a thumb drive as long as you have read/write access to
it.


--
Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for
assistance.
Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup. Mahalo!

"Jbou1296" wrote in message
news
I am completely at a loss for trying to save my e-mails. I tried
exporting
as
a .pst file but then I couldn't open the file on the drive I saved it
to
(even though the computer has Outlook 2003). Is there a way to save
files,
other than archiving them in Outlook so I can clean it up? I'm looking
to
store them on a thumb drive or CD for example. Thanks.