I have found the storage file for archived emails but can't retreive them and
put them back into my online mailboxes.
I found them by Tool/Options/Others/Autoarchive in the move old item to
storage place link.
What do i do once I'm in the file storage folder? I can see some titles and
they have file size but what next?

Open the archive.pst file from within Outlook this way:

In outlook: File | Open | Outlook Data File | browse to the file.

Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane on the left
of your screen.

Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them there as you
can access them now.

--

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook

www.judygleeson.com
www.deskdoctors.com

Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
"Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0A1D1C42-EBA3-4A10-96D9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have found the storage file for archived emails but can't retreive them
>and
> put them back into my online mailboxes.
> I found them by Tool/Options/Others/Autoarchive in the move old item to
> storage place link.
> What do i do once I'm in the file storage folder? I can see some titles
> and
> they have file size but what next?

Judy,

In the Open OUTLOOK data file window I see three internal windows:
Links/upper left; Folders/lower left; and in the center of the window I see
file names that I believe are my archived email files because they have my
email address in their description. Below the center window I have a 'file
name' box, which is populated with the file name when I left single click on
a file name in the center window. To the right of the 'file name' box is a
Personal Folders Files drop down menu. The Personal Floders Files drop down
menu only haas two choices Personal Folders File and All Files.
I don't understand when you say the below instructions. The navigation pane?
Is that the 'Folders' window? If so, my email account is not listed?

Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane on the left
of your screen.

Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them there as you
can access them now

>
> In outlook: File | Open | Outlook Data File | browse to the file.
>
> Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane on the left
> of your screen.
>
> Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them there as you
> can access them now.
>
> --
>
> Regards
>
> Judy Gleeson
> MVP Outlook
>
> www.judygleeson.com
> www.deskdoctors.com
>
> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0A1D1C42-EBA3-4A10-96D9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have found the storage file for archived emails but can't retreive them
> >and
> > put them back into my online mailboxes.
> > I found them by Tool/Options/Others/Autoarchive in the move old item to
> > storage place link.
> > What do i do once I'm in the file storage folder? I can see some titles
> > and
> > they have file size but what next?
>
>
>

In the centre window double click the archive file which you want to open.
Click OK.

Leave all other buttons on the page alone. (eg Personal Folder drop down
window)

Now look at the Folder List in the Navigation Pane and you should see the
newly opened Outlook file there.

You can keep repeating this process until you find the "right" one that you
want to open (it you have many showing). Close them by right cliking them
in the Navigation Pane and selecting Close.

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook

www.judygleeson.com
www.deskdoctors.com

Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
"Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B2C2363A-39B6-4A9A-86EE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Judy,
>
> In the Open OUTLOOK data file window I see three internal windows:
> Links/upper left; Folders/lower left; and in the center of the window I
> see
> file names that I believe are my archived email files because they have my
> email address in their description. Below the center window I have a 'file
> name' box, which is populated with the file name when I left single click
> on
> a file name in the center window. To the right of the 'file name' box is a
> Personal Folders Files drop down menu. The Personal Floders Files drop
> down
> menu only haas two choices Personal Folders File and All Files.
> I don't understand when you say the below instructions. The navigation
> pane?
> Is that the 'Folders' window? If so, my email account is not listed?
>
> Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane on the
> left
> of your screen.
>
> Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them there as
> you
> can access them now
>
>>
>> In outlook: File | Open | Outlook Data File | browse to the file.
>>
>> Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane on the
>> left
>> of your screen.
>>
>> Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them there as
>> you
>> can access them now.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Judy Gleeson
>> MVP Outlook
>>
>> www.judygleeson.com
>> www.deskdoctors.com
>>
>> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
>> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message
>> news:0A1D1C42-EBA3-4A10-96D9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I have found the storage file for archived emails but can't retreive
>> >them
>> >and
>> > put them back into my online mailboxes.
>> > I found them by Tool/Options/Others/Autoarchive in the move old item to
>> > storage place link.
>> > What do i do once I'm in the file storage folder? I can see some titles
>> > and
>> > they have file size but what next?
>>
>>
>>

Judy,
When I double click the fiiles in the center window all it does is redirect
where the autoarchive is to put the autoarchive information?
I do not see this:Now look at the Folder List in the Navigation Pane and you
should see the newly opened Outlook file there



> newly opened Outlook file there

"Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:

> In the centre window double click the archive file which you want to open.
> Click OK.
>
> Leave all other buttons on the page alone. (eg Personal Folder drop down
> window)
>
> Now look at the Folder List in the Navigation Pane and you should see the
> newly opened Outlook file there.
>
> You can keep repeating this process until you find the "right" one that you
> want to open (it you have many showing). Close them by right cliking them
> in the Navigation Pane and selecting Close.
>
> Regards
>
> Judy Gleeson
> MVP Outlook
>
> www.judygleeson.com
> www.deskdoctors.com
>
> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:B2C2363A-39B6-4A9A-86EE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Judy,
> >
> > In the Open OUTLOOK data file window I see three internal windows:
> > Links/upper left; Folders/lower left; and in the center of the window I
> > see
> > file names that I believe are my archived email files because they have my
> > email address in their description. Below the center window I have a 'file
> > name' box, which is populated with the file name when I left single click
> > on
> > a file name in the center window. To the right of the 'file name' box is a
> > Personal Folders Files drop down menu. The Personal Floders Files drop
> > down
> > menu only haas two choices Personal Folders File and All Files.
> > I don't understand when you say the below instructions. The navigation
> > pane?
> > Is that the 'Folders' window? If so, my email account is not listed?
> >
> > Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane on the
> > left
> > of your screen.
> >
> > Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them there as
> > you
> > can access them now
> >
> >>
> >> In outlook: File | Open | Outlook Data File | browse to the file.
> >>
> >> Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane on the
> >> left
> >> of your screen.
> >>
> >> Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them there as
> >> you
> >> can access them now.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Judy Gleeson
> >> MVP Outlook
> >>
> >> www.judygleeson.com
> >> www.deskdoctors.com
> >>
> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> >> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:0A1D1C42-EBA3-4A10-96D9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >I have found the storage file for archived emails but can't retreive
> >> >them
> >> >and
> >> > put them back into my online mailboxes.
> >> > I found them by Tool/Options/Others/Autoarchive in the move old item to
> >> > storage place link.
> >> > What do i do once I'm in the file storage folder? I can see some titles
> >> > and
> >> > they have file size but what next?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

So you're in Outlook and you click File | Open | Outlook data file | dbl
click the .pst file you want to open and THAT somehow changes where your
Autoarchive is set to go? I DON'T think so. All it does is open a file.

The file you open can now be veiwed in Outlook.

Navigation Pane is the left side chunk of Outlook.
At the bottom of the Navigation Pane, click the icon or words that say
Folder List.
Now look up and down in the Navigation Pane - can you see the .pst file you
just opened?

Here's a course on Outlook 2007 basics from the Microsoft site. It may help
you navigate around Outlook more effectively.

Launch Online Training




--

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook

www.judygleeson.com
www.deskdoctors.com

Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
"Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3C54A77B-2157-4746-8E12-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Judy,
> When I double click the fiiles in the center window all it does is
> redirect
> where the autoarchive is to put the autoarchive information?
> I do not see this:Now look at the Folder List in the Navigation Pane and
> you
> should see the newly opened Outlook file there
>
>
>
>> newly opened Outlook file there
>
> "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
>
>> In the centre window double click the archive file which you want to
>> open.
>> Click OK.
>>
>> Leave all other buttons on the page alone. (eg Personal Folder drop down
>> window)
>>
>> Now look at the Folder List in the Navigation Pane and you should see the
>> newly opened Outlook file there.
>>
>> You can keep repeating this process until you find the "right" one that
>> you
>> want to open (it you have many showing). Close them by right cliking
>> them
>> in the Navigation Pane and selecting Close.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Judy Gleeson
>> MVP Outlook
>>
>> www.judygleeson.com
>> www.deskdoctors.com
>>
>> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
>> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message
>> news:B2C2363A-39B6-4A9A-86EE-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Judy,
>> >
>> > In the Open OUTLOOK data file window I see three internal windows:
>> > Links/upper left; Folders/lower left; and in the center of the window I
>> > see
>> > file names that I believe are my archived email files because they have
>> > my
>> > email address in their description. Below the center window I have a
>> > 'file
>> > name' box, which is populated with the file name when I left single
>> > click
>> > on
>> > a file name in the center window. To the right of the 'file name' box
>> > is a
>> > Personal Folders Files drop down menu. The Personal Floders Files drop
>> > down
>> > menu only haas two choices Personal Folders File and All Files.
>> > I don't understand when you say the below instructions. The navigation
>> > pane?
>> > Is that the 'Folders' window? If so, my email account is not listed?
>> >
>> > Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane on the
>> > left
>> > of your screen.
>> >
>> > Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them there
>> > as
>> > you
>> > can access them now
>> >
>> >>
>> >> In outlook: File | Open | Outlook Data File | browse to the file.
>> >>
>> >> Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane on the
>> >> left
>> >> of your screen.
>> >>
>> >> Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them there
>> >> as
>> >> you
>> >> can access them now.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Regards
>> >>
>> >> Judy Gleeson
>> >> MVP Outlook
>> >>
>> >> www.judygleeson.com
>> >> www.deskdoctors.com
>> >>
>> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper
>> >> "Implementing
>> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> >> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:0A1D1C42-EBA3-4A10-96D9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >I have found the storage file for archived emails but can't retreive
>> >> >them
>> >> >and
>> >> > put them back into my online mailboxes.
>> >> > I found them by Tool/Options/Others/Autoarchive in the move old item
>> >> > to
>> >> > storage place link.
>> >> > What do i do once I'm in the file storage folder? I can see some
>> >> > titles
>> >> > and
>> >> > they have file size but what next?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

Judy,
Now when I follow your instructions a new file folder is in the navigation
bar but when I expand it there is no data.

"Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:

> So you're in Outlook and you click File | Open | Outlook data file | dbl
> click the .pst file you want to open and THAT somehow changes where your
> Autoarchive is set to go? I DON'T think so. All it does is open a file.
>
> The file you open can now be veiwed in Outlook.
>
> Navigation Pane is the left side chunk of Outlook.
> At the bottom of the Navigation Pane, click the icon or words that say
> Folder List.
> Now look up and down in the Navigation Pane - can you see the .pst file you
> just opened?
>
> Here's a course on Outlook 2007 basics from the Microsoft site. It may help
> you navigate around Outlook more effectively.
>
> Launch Online Training
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Regards
>
> Judy Gleeson
> MVP Outlook
>
> www.judygleeson.com
> www.deskdoctors.com
>
> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3C54A77B-2157-4746-8E12-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Judy,
> > When I double click the fiiles in the center window all it does is
> > redirect
> > where the autoarchive is to put the autoarchive information?
> > I do not see this:Now look at the Folder List in the Navigation Pane and
> > you
> > should see the newly opened Outlook file there
> >
> >
> >
> >> newly opened Outlook file there
> >
> > "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
> >
> >> In the centre window double click the archive file which you want to
> >> open.
> >> Click OK.
> >>
> >> Leave all other buttons on the page alone. (eg Personal Folder drop down
> >> window)
> >>
> >> Now look at the Folder List in the Navigation Pane and you should see the
> >> newly opened Outlook file there.
> >>
> >> You can keep repeating this process until you find the "right" one that
> >> you
> >> want to open (it you have many showing). Close them by right cliking
> >> them
> >> in the Navigation Pane and selecting Close.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Judy Gleeson
> >> MVP Outlook
> >>
> >> www.judygleeson.com
> >> www.deskdoctors.com
> >>
> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> >> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:B2C2363A-39B6-4A9A-86EE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Judy,
> >> >
> >> > In the Open OUTLOOK data file window I see three internal windows:
> >> > Links/upper left; Folders/lower left; and in the center of the window I
> >> > see
> >> > file names that I believe are my archived email files because they have
> >> > my
> >> > email address in their description. Below the center window I have a
> >> > 'file
> >> > name' box, which is populated with the file name when I left single
> >> > click
> >> > on
> >> > a file name in the center window. To the right of the 'file name' box
> >> > is a
> >> > Personal Folders Files drop down menu. The Personal Floders Files drop
> >> > down
> >> > menu only haas two choices Personal Folders File and All Files.
> >> > I don't understand when you say the below instructions. The navigation
> >> > pane?
> >> > Is that the 'Folders' window? If so, my email account is not listed?
> >> >
> >> > Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane on the
> >> > left
> >> > of your screen.
> >> >
> >> > Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them there
> >> > as
> >> > you
> >> > can access them now
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> In outlook: File | Open | Outlook Data File | browse to the file.
> >> >>
> >> >> Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane on the
> >> >> left
> >> >> of your screen.
> >> >>
> >> >> Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them there
> >> >> as
> >> >> you
> >> >> can access them now.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >> Regards
> >> >>
> >> >> Judy Gleeson
> >> >> MVP Outlook
> >> >>
> >> >> www.judygleeson.com
> >> >> www.deskdoctors.com
> >> >>
> >> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper
> >> >> "Implementing
> >> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> >> >> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> >> message
> >> >> news:0A1D1C42-EBA3-4A10-96D9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> >I have found the storage file for archived emails but can't retreive
> >> >> >them
> >> >> >and
> >> >> > put them back into my online mailboxes.
> >> >> > I found them by Tool/Options/Others/Autoarchive in the move old item
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > storage place link.
> >> >> > What do i do once I'm in the file storage folder? I can see some
> >> >> > titles
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > they have file size but what next?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

So the .pst file you found and opened successfully is empty. Drat. Let's
double check that - right click the .pst folder in the Folder List and
select Properties | Folder size to see what's in it. Is it really empty?
Then you have not been archiving to it. Autoarchive may never have run ( I
don't trust it personally).

Were there any other .pst files when you looked in File | Open | Outlook
data file ? Can you repeat the steps and open each of them?

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook

www.judygleeson.com
www.deskdoctors.com

Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
"Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EEB96C04-34AD-4F9F-A6AB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Judy,
> Now when I follow your instructions a new file folder is in the navigation
> bar but when I expand it there is no data.
>
> "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
>
>> So you're in Outlook and you click File | Open | Outlook data file | dbl
>> click the .pst file you want to open and THAT somehow changes where your
>> Autoarchive is set to go? I DON'T think so. All it does is open a file.
>>
>> The file you open can now be veiwed in Outlook.
>>
>> Navigation Pane is the left side chunk of Outlook.
>> At the bottom of the Navigation Pane, click the icon or words that say
>> Folder List.
>> Now look up and down in the Navigation Pane - can you see the .pst file
>> you
>> just opened?
>>
>> Here's a course on Outlook 2007 basics from the Microsoft site. It may
>> help
>> you navigate around Outlook more effectively.
>>
>> Launch Online Training
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Judy Gleeson
>> MVP Outlook
>>
>> www.judygleeson.com
>> www.deskdoctors.com
>>
>> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
>> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message
>> news:3C54A77B-2157-4746-8E12-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Judy,
>> > When I double click the fiiles in the center window all it does is
>> > redirect
>> > where the autoarchive is to put the autoarchive information?
>> > I do not see this:Now look at the Folder List in the Navigation Pane
>> > and
>> > you
>> > should see the newly opened Outlook file there
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> newly opened Outlook file there
>> >
>> > "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
>> >
>> >> In the centre window double click the archive file which you want to
>> >> open.
>> >> Click OK.
>> >>
>> >> Leave all other buttons on the page alone. (eg Personal Folder drop
>> >> down
>> >> window)
>> >>
>> >> Now look at the Folder List in the Navigation Pane and you should see
>> >> the
>> >> newly opened Outlook file there.
>> >>
>> >> You can keep repeating this process until you find the "right" one
>> >> that
>> >> you
>> >> want to open (it you have many showing). Close them by right cliking
>> >> them
>> >> in the Navigation Pane and selecting Close.
>> >>
>> >> Regards
>> >>
>> >> Judy Gleeson
>> >> MVP Outlook
>> >>
>> >> www.judygleeson.com
>> >> www.deskdoctors.com
>> >>
>> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper
>> >> "Implementing
>> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> >> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:B2C2363A-39B6-4A9A-86EE-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > Judy,
>> >> >
>> >> > In the Open OUTLOOK data file window I see three internal windows:
>> >> > Links/upper left; Folders/lower left; and in the center of the
>> >> > window I
>> >> > see
>> >> > file names that I believe are my archived email files because they
>> >> > have
>> >> > my
>> >> > email address in their description. Below the center window I have a
>> >> > 'file
>> >> > name' box, which is populated with the file name when I left single
>> >> > click
>> >> > on
>> >> > a file name in the center window. To the right of the 'file name'
>> >> > box
>> >> > is a
>> >> > Personal Folders Files drop down menu. The Personal Floders Files
>> >> > drop
>> >> > down
>> >> > menu only haas two choices Personal Folders File and All Files.
>> >> > I don't understand when you say the below instructions. The
>> >> > navigation
>> >> > pane?
>> >> > Is that the 'Folders' window? If so, my email account is not listed?
>> >> >
>> >> > Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane on
>> >> > the
>> >> > left
>> >> > of your screen.
>> >> >
>> >> > Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them
>> >> > there
>> >> > as
>> >> > you
>> >> > can access them now
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> In outlook: File | Open | Outlook Data File | browse to the file.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane on
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> left
>> >> >> of your screen.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them
>> >> >> there
>> >> >> as
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> can access them now.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Regards
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Judy Gleeson
>> >> >> MVP Outlook
>> >> >>
>> >> >> www.judygleeson.com
>> >> >> www.deskdoctors.com
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper
>> >> >> "Implementing
>> >> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> >> >> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> news:0A1D1C42-EBA3-4A10-96D9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> >I have found the storage file for archived emails but can't
>> >> >> >retreive
>> >> >> >them
>> >> >> >and
>> >> >> > put them back into my online mailboxes.
>> >> >> > I found them by Tool/Options/Others/Autoarchive in the move old
>> >> >> > item
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > storage place link.
>> >> >> > What do i do once I'm in the file storage folder? I can see some
>> >> >> > titles
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > they have file size but what next?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

Judy,
File/open/outlook data file/(E-Mail Removed)-00000010 its file size is
256kb.
next I
File/open/outlook data file/ dbl click on (E-Mail Removed)-00000010 to
add file to mail folder. Right click new CaptRehkopf mail folder/select
properties for CaptRehkopf and in the properties box I select file size and
the size is ZERO

"Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:

> So the .pst file you found and opened successfully is empty. Drat. Let's
> double check that - right click the .pst folder in the Folder List and
> select Properties | Folder size to see what's in it. Is it really empty?
> Then you have not been archiving to it. Autoarchive may never have run ( I
> don't trust it personally).
>
> Were there any other .pst files when you looked in File | Open | Outlook
> data file ? Can you repeat the steps and open each of them?
>
> Regards
>
> Judy Gleeson
> MVP Outlook
>
> www.judygleeson.com
> www.deskdoctors.com
>
> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:EEB96C04-34AD-4F9F-A6AB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Judy,
> > Now when I follow your instructions a new file folder is in the navigation
> > bar but when I expand it there is no data.
> >
> > "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
> >
> >> So you're in Outlook and you click File | Open | Outlook data file | dbl
> >> click the .pst file you want to open and THAT somehow changes where your
> >> Autoarchive is set to go? I DON'T think so. All it does is open a file.
> >>
> >> The file you open can now be veiwed in Outlook.
> >>
> >> Navigation Pane is the left side chunk of Outlook.
> >> At the bottom of the Navigation Pane, click the icon or words that say
> >> Folder List.
> >> Now look up and down in the Navigation Pane - can you see the .pst file
> >> you
> >> just opened?
> >>
> >> Here's a course on Outlook 2007 basics from the Microsoft site. It may
> >> help
> >> you navigate around Outlook more effectively.
> >>
> >> Launch Online Training
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Judy Gleeson
> >> MVP Outlook
> >>
> >> www.judygleeson.com
> >> www.deskdoctors.com
> >>
> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> >> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:3C54A77B-2157-4746-8E12-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Judy,
> >> > When I double click the fiiles in the center window all it does is
> >> > redirect
> >> > where the autoarchive is to put the autoarchive information?
> >> > I do not see this:Now look at the Folder List in the Navigation Pane
> >> > and
> >> > you
> >> > should see the newly opened Outlook file there
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> newly opened Outlook file there
> >> >
> >> > "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> In the centre window double click the archive file which you want to
> >> >> open.
> >> >> Click OK.
> >> >>
> >> >> Leave all other buttons on the page alone. (eg Personal Folder drop
> >> >> down
> >> >> window)
> >> >>
> >> >> Now look at the Folder List in the Navigation Pane and you should see
> >> >> the
> >> >> newly opened Outlook file there.
> >> >>
> >> >> You can keep repeating this process until you find the "right" one
> >> >> that
> >> >> you
> >> >> want to open (it you have many showing). Close them by right cliking
> >> >> them
> >> >> in the Navigation Pane and selecting Close.
> >> >>
> >> >> Regards
> >> >>
> >> >> Judy Gleeson
> >> >> MVP Outlook
> >> >>
> >> >> www.judygleeson.com
> >> >> www.deskdoctors.com
> >> >>
> >> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper
> >> >> "Implementing
> >> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> >> >> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> >> message
> >> >> news:B2C2363A-39B6-4A9A-86EE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> > Judy,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > In the Open OUTLOOK data file window I see three internal windows:
> >> >> > Links/upper left; Folders/lower left; and in the center of the
> >> >> > window I
> >> >> > see
> >> >> > file names that I believe are my archived email files because they
> >> >> > have
> >> >> > my
> >> >> > email address in their description. Below the center window I have a
> >> >> > 'file
> >> >> > name' box, which is populated with the file name when I left single
> >> >> > click
> >> >> > on
> >> >> > a file name in the center window. To the right of the 'file name'
> >> >> > box
> >> >> > is a
> >> >> > Personal Folders Files drop down menu. The Personal Floders Files
> >> >> > drop
> >> >> > down
> >> >> > menu only haas two choices Personal Folders File and All Files.
> >> >> > I don't understand when you say the below instructions. The
> >> >> > navigation
> >> >> > pane?
> >> >> > Is that the 'Folders' window? If so, my email account is not listed?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane on
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > left
> >> >> > of your screen.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them
> >> >> > there
> >> >> > as
> >> >> > you
> >> >> > can access them now
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> In outlook: File | Open | Outlook Data File | browse to the file.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane on
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> left
> >> >> >> of your screen.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them
> >> >> >> there
> >> >> >> as
> >> >> >> you
> >> >> >> can access them now.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Regards
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Judy Gleeson
> >> >> >> MVP Outlook
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> www.judygleeson.com
> >> >> >> www.deskdoctors.com
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper
> >> >> >> "Implementing
> >> >> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> >> >> >> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> >> >> message
> >> >> >> news:0A1D1C42-EBA3-4A10-96D9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> >> >I have found the storage file for archived emails but can't
> >> >> >> >retreive
> >> >> >> >them
> >> >> >> >and
> >> >> >> > put them back into my online mailboxes.
> >> >> >> > I found them by Tool/Options/Others/Autoarchive in the move old
> >> >> >> > item
> >> >> >> > to
> >> >> >> > storage place link.
> >> >> >> > What do i do once I'm in the file storage folder? I can see some
> >> >> >> > titles
> >> >> >> > and
> >> >> >> > they have file size but what next?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

ah - well that's "normal" outlook behaviour. I just made a new empty .pst
file and get the same result. Not sure (technically speaking) why, but
that's what it does. You have an empty file.

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook

www.judygleeson.com
www.deskdoctors.com

Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
"Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:892A8827-E19F-477A-91E9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Judy,
> File/open/outlook data file/(E-Mail Removed)-00000010 its file size
> is
> 256kb.
> next I
> File/open/outlook data file/ dbl click on (E-Mail Removed)-00000010
> to
> add file to mail folder. Right click new CaptRehkopf mail folder/select
> properties for CaptRehkopf and in the properties box I select file size
> and
> the size is ZERO
>
> "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
>
>> So the .pst file you found and opened successfully is empty. Drat. Let's
>> double check that - right click the .pst folder in the Folder List and
>> select Properties | Folder size to see what's in it. Is it really empty?
>> Then you have not been archiving to it. Autoarchive may never have run
>> ( I
>> don't trust it personally).
>>
>> Were there any other .pst files when you looked in File | Open | Outlook
>> data file ? Can you repeat the steps and open each of them?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Judy Gleeson
>> MVP Outlook
>>
>> www.judygleeson.com
>> www.deskdoctors.com
>>
>> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
>> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message
>> news:EEB96C04-34AD-4F9F-A6AB-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Judy,
>> > Now when I follow your instructions a new file folder is in the
>> > navigation
>> > bar but when I expand it there is no data.
>> >
>> > "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
>> >
>> >> So you're in Outlook and you click File | Open | Outlook data file |
>> >> dbl
>> >> click the .pst file you want to open and THAT somehow changes where
>> >> your
>> >> Autoarchive is set to go? I DON'T think so. All it does is open a
>> >> file.
>> >>
>> >> The file you open can now be veiwed in Outlook.
>> >>
>> >> Navigation Pane is the left side chunk of Outlook.
>> >> At the bottom of the Navigation Pane, click the icon or words that say
>> >> Folder List.
>> >> Now look up and down in the Navigation Pane - can you see the .pst
>> >> file
>> >> you
>> >> just opened?
>> >>
>> >> Here's a course on Outlook 2007 basics from the Microsoft site. It may
>> >> help
>> >> you navigate around Outlook more effectively.
>> >>
>> >> Launch Online Training
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Regards
>> >>
>> >> Judy Gleeson
>> >> MVP Outlook
>> >>
>> >> www.judygleeson.com
>> >> www.deskdoctors.com
>> >>
>> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper
>> >> "Implementing
>> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> >> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:3C54A77B-2157-4746-8E12-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > Judy,
>> >> > When I double click the fiiles in the center window all it does is
>> >> > redirect
>> >> > where the autoarchive is to put the autoarchive information?
>> >> > I do not see this:Now look at the Folder List in the Navigation Pane
>> >> > and
>> >> > you
>> >> > should see the newly opened Outlook file there
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> newly opened Outlook file there
>> >> >
>> >> > "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> In the centre window double click the archive file which you want
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> open.
>> >> >> Click OK.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Leave all other buttons on the page alone. (eg Personal Folder drop
>> >> >> down
>> >> >> window)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Now look at the Folder List in the Navigation Pane and you should
>> >> >> see
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> newly opened Outlook file there.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You can keep repeating this process until you find the "right" one
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> want to open (it you have many showing). Close them by right
>> >> >> cliking
>> >> >> them
>> >> >> in the Navigation Pane and selecting Close.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Regards
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Judy Gleeson
>> >> >> MVP Outlook
>> >> >>
>> >> >> www.judygleeson.com
>> >> >> www.deskdoctors.com
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper
>> >> >> "Implementing
>> >> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> >> >> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> news:B2C2363A-39B6-4A9A-86EE-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> > Judy,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > In the Open OUTLOOK data file window I see three internal
>> >> >> > windows:
>> >> >> > Links/upper left; Folders/lower left; and in the center of the
>> >> >> > window I
>> >> >> > see
>> >> >> > file names that I believe are my archived email files because
>> >> >> > they
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > my
>> >> >> > email address in their description. Below the center window I
>> >> >> > have a
>> >> >> > 'file
>> >> >> > name' box, which is populated with the file name when I left
>> >> >> > single
>> >> >> > click
>> >> >> > on
>> >> >> > a file name in the center window. To the right of the 'file name'
>> >> >> > box
>> >> >> > is a
>> >> >> > Personal Folders Files drop down menu. The Personal Floders Files
>> >> >> > drop
>> >> >> > down
>> >> >> > menu only haas two choices Personal Folders File and All Files.
>> >> >> > I don't understand when you say the below instructions. The
>> >> >> > navigation
>> >> >> > pane?
>> >> >> > Is that the 'Folders' window? If so, my email account is not
>> >> >> > listed?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane
>> >> >> > on
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > left
>> >> >> > of your screen.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them
>> >> >> > there
>> >> >> > as
>> >> >> > you
>> >> >> > can access them now
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> In outlook: File | Open | Outlook Data File | browse to the
>> >> >> >> file.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Now it will be open in the lst of folder in the Navigation Pane
>> >> >> >> on
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> left
>> >> >> >> of your screen.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Drag anything you want out of it to other folders or leave them
>> >> >> >> there
>> >> >> >> as
>> >> >> >> you
>> >> >> >> can access them now.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Regards
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Judy Gleeson
>> >> >> >> MVP Outlook
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> www.judygleeson.com
>> >> >> >> www.deskdoctors.com
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper
>> >> >> >> "Implementing
>> >> >> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> >> >> >> "Robert Rehkopf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>> >> >> >> in
>> >> >> >> message
>> >> >> >> news:0A1D1C42-EBA3-4A10-96D9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> >> >I have found the storage file for archived emails but can't
>> >> >> >> >retreive
>> >> >> >> >them
>> >> >> >> >and
>> >> >> >> > put them back into my online mailboxes.
>> >> >> >> > I found them by Tool/Options/Others/Autoarchive in the move
>> >> >> >> > old
>> >> >> >> > item
>> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> >> > storage place link.
>> >> >> >> > What do i do once I'm in the file storage folder? I can see
>> >> >> >> > some
>> >> >> >> > titles
>> >> >> >> > and
>> >> >> >> > they have file size but what next?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>