How do I sync outlook contacts using pcanywhere

[Guest]

On a weekly basis I am using pcanywhere to update a desktop and laptop. I
want to update outlook contacts during this update/sync process. I do not
want to have to save contacts to a seperate /pst file everyweek so that I can
sync. How can I find the root contact file?

thanks

 

[Brian Tillman]

On a weekly basis I am using pcanywhere to update a desktop and
laptop. I want to update outlook contacts during this update/sync
process. I do not want to have to save contacts to a seperate /pst
file everyweek so that I can sync. How can I find the root contact
file?

The "root contact file" is whatever is designated as the delivery location.
How to find that is Outlook version and account type-specific and you
decided to keep your Outlook version and account type secret.

 

[Guest]

Brian, I do not understand what you are saying. There has to be a way to
sync outlook contacts between the two computers without having to export to a
..pst file and then having to import to the other computer. pcanywhere will
do an automatic update but you have to give the specific file location and I
cannot find the outlook location.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Brian, I do not understand what you are saying. There has to be a
way to sync outlook contacts between the two computers without having
to export to a .pst file and then having to import to the other
computer. pcanywhere will do an automatic update but you have to
give the specific file location and I cannot find the outlook
location.

Outlook doesn't CARE where its PST is. The default location varies
depending on Windows version and ALL Outlook data (Contacts, E-mail,
Calendar, Tasks, Notes, rules, etc.) are stored within the same file and
that file can be anywhere on the hard drive to which you have access
permissions. What I'm saying is that, to be sure where it is, you should
ask Outlook and how to do that varies with the version of Outlook. For
example, in Outlook 2003, you can click File>Data File Managerment and see.
In Outlook 2000 IMO, you can click the folder file root and choose
File>Properties to see. In OL 2000 CW, you can click Tools>Services, select
the Personal Folders service and choose Proprties to see. As you can tell,
you didn't give enough information to supply a definitive answer.

Additionally, overwriting a PST with another of the same name will corrupt
Outlook. You can't use a tool like pcAywhere's "sync" option to keep two
Outlooks synchronized. If you want methods to do so, see
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm