Is it best to

1. Reformat drive and re install outlook 2007, then run outlook for the first time and maybe set up email accounts and then overwrite outlook.pst with the backed up one?

or

2. Reformat drive and re install outlook 2007 then immediately copy outlook.pst into folder -without- first running outlook?


-Frankie

1) May corrupt both the Profile & pst
2) is one method

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is it best to
>
> 1. Reformat drive and re install outlook 2007, then run outlook for the
> first time and maybe set up email accounts and then overwrite outlook.pst
> with the backed up one?
>
> or
>
> 2. Reformat drive and re install outlook 2007 then immediately copy
> outlook.pst into folder -without- first running outlook?
>
>
> -Frankie

2) is not a method. When creating a mail profile while there is already an
outlook.pst file in the folder will not automatigically configure that
folder with Outlook but will create a new outlook1.pst file.

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"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
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> 1) May corrupt both the Profile & pst
> 2) is one method
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Is it best to
>>
>> 1. Reformat drive and re install outlook 2007, then run outlook for the
>> first time and maybe set up email accounts and then overwrite outlook.pst
>> with the backed up one?
>>
>> or
>>
>> 2. Reformat drive and re install outlook 2007 then immediately copy
>> outlook.pst into folder -without- first running outlook?
>>
>>
>> -Frankie
>
>

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

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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Is it best to
>
> 1. Reformat drive and re install outlook 2007, then run outlook for the
> first time and maybe set up email accounts and then overwrite outlook.pst
> with the backed up one?
>
> or
>
> 2. Reformat drive and re install outlook 2007 then immediately copy
> outlook.pst into folder -without- first running outlook?
>
>
> -Frankie

Ok I read that link (http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm)

And it said this:

>To restore your pst-file copy the file to the location where you >want to work with it like D:\My Documents\My Outlook\Temp. Now >open Outlook and connect to the file by choosing File-> Open-> >Outlook Data File.

This is fine and I understand.

But, Isn't it best to backup more than just outlook.pst? As per this link

http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup2007.asp

As per that link, I'm assuming it's best to backup everything in \microsoft\outlook and in \roaming\microsoft\outlook

How would I restore all of that? Or am I wasting my time?


-Frankie

It all depends on what you want to restore. The pst-file contains all
Outlook data. If you have more then 1 pst-file, you'll of course have to
backup and restore those too.

Other files are mainly settings or support files. You might want to consider
to backup and restore your Signatures or macros if you have defined any.

If you want to backup and restore your settings, data files, signatures,
account configuration etc... and you don't want to mess around with all
these files manually, I would recommend using Outlook Backup from ABF
Software.

http://addins.howto-outlook.com/abf_outlookbackup
If you decide to order use ABF-1HTJ8 to get a discount.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Ok I read that link
> (http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm)
>
> And it said this:
>
>>To restore your pst-file copy the file to the location where you >want to
>>work with it like D:\My Documents\My Outlook\Temp. Now >open Outlook and
>>connect to the file by choosing File-> Open-> >Outlook Data File.
>
> This is fine and I understand.
>
> But, Isn't it best to backup more than just outlook.pst? As per this link
>
> http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup2007.asp
>
> As per that link, I'm assuming it's best to backup everything in
> \microsoft\outlook and in \roaming\microsoft\outlook
>
> How would I restore all of that? Or am I wasting my time?
>
>
> -Frankie
>
>

I don't mind messing with those files manually.

To restore those data files is it safe to overwrite the existing ones? The ones I'm tallking about are in \roaming.

Is it ok to overwrite microsoft\roaming\outlook.nk2, outcmd.dat, *.xml files?

Is the way to restore them by overwriting or do I have to somehow reconnect them as well as I do the outlook.pst file?


-Frankie

newsgroups_DELETE_ wrote on Mon, 30 June 2008 03&#58;0
> If you want to backup and restore your settings, data files, signatures,
> account configuration etc... and you don't want to mess around with all
> these files manually, I would recommend using Outlook Backup from ABF
> Software.
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> http://www.msoutlook.info/
> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>
> -----
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Ok I read that link
> > (http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm)
> >
> > And it said this:
> >
> >>To restore your pst-file copy the file to the location where you >want to
> >>work with it like D:\My Documents\My Outlook\Temp. Now >open Outlook and
> >>connect to the file by choosing File-> Open-> >Outlook Data File.
> >
> > This is fine and I understand.
> >
> > But, Isn't it best to backup more than just outlook.pst? As per this link
> >
> > http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup2007.asp
> >
> > As per that link, I'm assuming it's best to backup everything in
> > \microsoft\outlook and in \roaming\microsoft\outlook
> >
> > How would I restore all of that? Or am I wasting my time?
> >
> >
> > -Frankie
> >
>

They can be overwritten but it is not a guaranteed way that they will work
again in the newly created mail profile on another computer (configuration)
as sometimes they can contain information that is either tied to the mail
profile or the computer (configuration). It's worth a shot though. If it
fails you simply rename them to .old and Outlook will create them with the
default settings.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

http://www.msoutlook.info/
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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I don't mind messing with those files manually.
>
> To restore those data files is it safe to overwrite the existing ones? The
> ones I'm tallking about are in \roaming.
>
> Is it ok to overwrite microsoft\roaming\outlook.nk2, outcmd.dat, *.xml
> files?
>
> Is the way to restore them by overwriting or do I have to somehow
> reconnect them as well as I do the outlook.pst file?
>
>
> -Frankie
>
> newsgroups_DELETE_ wrote on Mon, 30 June 2008 03&#58;09
>> If you want to backup and restore your settings, data files, signatures,
>> account configuration etc... and you don't want to mess around with all
>> these files manually, I would recommend using Outlook Backup from ABF
>> Software.
>>
>> --
>> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>>
>> http://www.msoutlook.info/
>> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>>
>> -----
>>
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Ok I read that link
>> > (http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm)
>> >
>> > And it said this:
>> >
>> >>To restore your pst-file copy the file to the location where you >want
>> >>to
>> >>work with it like D:\My Documents\My Outlook\Temp. Now >open Outlook
>> >>and
>> >>connect to the file by choosing File-> Open-> >Outlook Data File.
>> >
>> > This is fine and I understand.
>> >
>> > But, Isn't it best to backup more than just outlook.pst? As per this
>> > link
>> >
>> > http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup2007.asp
>> >
>> > As per that link, I'm assuming it's best to backup everything in
>> > \microsoft\outlook and in \roaming\microsoft\outlook
>> >
>> > How would I restore all of that? Or am I wasting my time?
>> >
>> >
>> > -Frankie
>> >
>> >
>
>

So really then, you can't simply do a restore by copying and pasting/overwriting files. (Which I thought you could)

To restore an outlook.pst you have to first open that pst in outlook (open outlook data file) and then make it the default mail delivery file. Am I right?

And as for the other things like default views etc, there's no real way to back that up by saving the contents of \microsoft\roaming, yeah?

The best way to backup anything I'm guessing is with a backup tool?

I always thought that one could simply copy everythign from \microsoft\outlook and \microsoft\outlook\roaming to a backup folder and at any time just copy it all back while overwriting all the originals. Could you confirm that I'm wrong here for my own peace of mind ?


-Frankie


newsgroups_DELETE_ wrote on Mon, 30 June 2008 19&#58;4
> They can be overwritten but it is not a guaranteed way that they will work
> again in the newly created mail profile on another computer (configuration)
> as sometimes they can contain information that is either tied to the mail
> profile or the computer (configuration). It's worth a shot though. If it
> fails you simply rename them to .old and Outlook will create them with the
> default settings.
>

> So really then, you can't simply do a restore by copying and
> pasting/overwriting files. (Which I thought you could)
Yes, you can restore (one computer configuration to same computer
configuration) like that.
What you were asking is about a migration (one computer configuration to
another computer configuration). In that case it doesn't work like that for
the settings files you were talking about.

> To restore an outlook.pst you have to first open that pst in outlook (open
> outlook data file) and then make it the default mail delivery file.
> Am I right?
Yes, never overwrite existing pst-files in that case.

> And as for the other things like default views etc, there's no real way to
> back that up by saving the contents of \microsoft\roaming, yeah?
Views are stored within the pst-file. You'll backup those settings when
making a backup of your pst-file.

> The best way to backup anything I'm guessing is with a backup tool?
The benefit of of using a backup tool is that it back ups both data and
configuration files in 1 go. This can reduce backup and restore time and
also makes much more convenient to do and manage. The tool I referred to
earlier from ABF Software also supports migration scenarios.
http://addins.howto-outlook.com/abf_outlookbackup

> I always thought that one could simply copy everythign from
> \microsoft\outlook and \microsoft\outlook\roaming to a backup folder and
> at > any time just copy it all back while overwriting all the originals.
> Could you confirm that I'm wrong here for my own peace of mind ?
That's wrong. That's only part of a bigger whole. It works as a backup and
restore in most cases but not for migration purposes.

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Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
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Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

http://www.msoutlook.info/
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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> So really then, you can't simply do a restore by copying and
> pasting/overwriting files. (Which I thought you could)
>
> To restore an outlook.pst you have to first open that pst in outlook (open
> outlook data file) and then make it the default mail delivery file. Am I
> right?
>
> And as for the other things like default views etc, there's no real way to
> back that up by saving the contents of \microsoft\roaming, yeah?
>
> The best way to backup anything I'm guessing is with a backup tool?
>
> I always thought that one could simply copy everythign from
> \microsoft\outlook and \microsoft\outlook\roaming to a backup folder and
> at any time just copy it all back while overwriting all the originals.
> Could you confirm that I'm wrong here for my own peace of mind ?
>
>
> -Frankie
>
>
> newsgroups_DELETE_ wrote on Mon, 30 June 2008 19&#58;48
>> They can be overwritten but it is not a guaranteed way that they will
>> work
>> again in the newly created mail profile on another computer
>> (configuration)
>> as sometimes they can contain information that is either tied to the mail
>> profile or the computer (configuration). It's worth a shot though. If it
>> fails you simply rename them to .old and Outlook will create them with
>> the
>> default settings.
>> >
>
>