How to export data from personal calendar to default calendar

[Guest]

I've just installed a new hard drive, backed up all my outlook data on my c:
drive and exported it my f: drive. Things didn't open smoothly, and
eventually I managed to import all my old emails into a personal folder. So
far so good.

I now have CONTACTS in a Personal folder, and CALENDAR in the same personal
folder.

How do I get the information from those files into the New Default CONTACTS
and CALENDAR?

I need this because I sync with my mobile phone and Creative Zen, and those
devices only sync with the Default folders.

As a sidebar, what is the filetype ???.* of the calendar and contacts file?
And where does it reside?

Thank you

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

I don't know where your old Personal Folders file (file has a PST extension)
but once you find it, open it with the File menu > Open > Outlook Data File
command then drag/drop the data you want from the old folders to the new
ones

 

[Guest]

Just tried it, and that's what I've done twice before So I've now got
CALENDAR which is the default one with administrative permission needed, and
several CALENDAR IN PERSONAL FOLDER which are the ones I want, as they have
the data in. I can access them from within outlook, just by clicking on the
check box, so they sit on top. But the problem is when I sync with my
devices, they default to the default calendar and contacts.

So the question again is, how do I copy the data to the default
calendar/Contacts, or how do I replace them?

Thank you

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

Can you just drag/drop the data from the folder, not the folder itself?

 

[Guest]

To my surprise I can! I just wondered if there was a more efficient way of
doing it

 

[Brian Tillman]

To my surprise I can! I just wondered if there was a more efficient
way of doing it

There is. It's called "don't export or import". There's never any need.
Just reuse your existing PST. See this for correct backup/restore
procedures:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

 

[Guest]

Brian: very interesting, and helpful for the future. I had a go at it, and
succeeded in creating yet another personal folder. :-(

So far I've managed to select and paste from these personal folders, all my
emails and all my contacts (just managed that one

And from the poster up above I can drag every single individual entry in the
calendar (70 in total!) but wondered if there was a way of copying the data
from one calendar to another.

Next time I'll use your method - I've saved the whole web page to make sure.

 

[Brian Tillman]

And from the poster up above I can drag every single individual entry
in the calendar (70 in total!) but wondered if there was a way of
copying the data from one calendar to another.

Most folders let you select all the entries in it with CTRL-A, but not the
Calendar, unless you switch to a list view, like By Category. Then CTRL-A
will let you select everything so that you can click-and-drag to the other
Calendar.

 

[Guest]

Fan-bloody-tastic )))

List view, select all, drag and drop worked a treat! Can now sync my devices.

Now if you can only tell me where to find Mozilla passwords to copy from one
drive to another I'd be in hog heaven )))

Thank you so much

Nicholas

 

[Guest]

Most folders let you select all the entries in it with CTRL-A, but not the
Calendar, unless you switch to a list view, like By Category. Then CTRL-A
will let you select everything so that you can click-and-drag to the other
Calendar.

 

[Guest]

Hi

I have much the same problem; I know I'm missing something, but how do you
view the Calendar in List view? I don't see an option to do that.

Thanks in advance.

Loren

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have much the same problem; I know I'm missing something, but how
do you view the Calendar in List view? I don't see an option to do
that.

Just about any view other than "Day/Week/Month" are list views. I use "By
Category: and "Active Appointments" most often.