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From: Stephen714 on 15 Mar 2010 22:01


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> Simple. Close Outlook. Locate the .pst file and move it (don't copy) to
> the folder of your choice. Open Outlook and when it complains, point it to
> the new location.
>
> Also, never import/export the .pst file when installing on a new drive or
> reinstalling. Simply use File->open- Outlook data file to access your data
> or configure your profile to point to your .pst file initially.
>
>
> --
> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>
> Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
> unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
> reading.
>
> After furious head scratching, Milo-in-San-Diego asked:
>
> | I like to back up my data by just dragging "MyDocuments" to my
> | external drive.
> |
> | When I got this computer, someone out there showed me a way to move
> | Outlook.pst successfully to a MyDocuments folder so that it would get
> | backed up whenever I saved "MyDocuments".
> |
> | Well, it worked great when I had a C: crash last week and I was able
> | to import it to Outlook and get all my mail and contacts back.
> |
> | The PROBLEM is that I no longer have the instructions on how to get
> | it under MyDocs again to resume backing it up weekly. Any help?
>
>
> Why shouldn't the pst file be imported when reinstalling? Also, is there any reason not to just back up the Outlook files from their default location and then when reinstalling, just replace the new pst files before Outlook is used with the manual backup?
From: Leonid S. Knyshov // SBS Expert on 16 Mar 2010 02:18
On 3/15/2010 7:01 PM, Stephen714 wrote:
>> Why shouldn't the pst file be imported when reinstalling? Also, is there any reason not to just back up the Outlook files from their default location and then when reinstalling, just replace the new pst files before Outlook is used with the manual backup?

I am guessing that is your question.

In the future, please do not type them on a line that starts with > as
it makes it impossible to follow the thread.

Importing carries a risk of data loss, is extremely slow, and resets the
"Received" headers to the moment of import. Neither of that is desirable.

The correct approach is to File -> Open -> Outlook Data File and either
set the old file as the default location (advanced) or simply drag and
drop information from old PST into a new one inside Outlook (simple).
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