pst conversion ... 97/2002 to 2007

[Dave Horne]

I asked something similar in another thread but was getting off that topic's
original question so I reposted here.

The situation is this - I bought Office 2007 last year and imported the pst
file from my Outlook 2000. (OK< I now know I shouldn't have done that, but
the option was there and I did it.) So, my present outlook.pst file
contains Contacts, etc. from the Office 2000 flavor and, of course, the
newly created 2007 Contacts, etc. flavor.

I have since learned that there are several kinds of pst files. How do I go
about converting my outlook.pst (Personal Folder file 97-2002) to the new
and improved Office Outlook Personal Folder File 2007. Thanks, DH

 

[Gordon]

I asked something similar in another thread but was getting off that
topic's original question so I reposted here.

The situation is this - I bought Office 2007 last year and imported the
pst file from my Outlook 2000. (OK< I now know I shouldn't have done
that, but the option was there and I did it.) So, my present outlook.pst
file contains Contacts, etc. from the Office 2000 flavor and, of course,
the newly created 2007 Contacts, etc. flavor.

I have since learned that there are several kinds of pst files. How do I
go about converting my outlook.pst (Personal Folder file 97-2002) to the
new and improved Office Outlook Personal Folder File 2007. Thanks, DH

If you imported into Outlook 2007 then the pst should already be the new
Unicode format....

 

[Dave Horne]

If you imported into Outlook 2007 then the pst should already be the new
Unicode format....

OK. When I look at Data File Management, I am told my pst file is the
97-2002 type. Since I bought Office 2007 a year ago, it is possible I
simply copied my older outlook.pst file to the new location. I don't
remember.

At any rate, from where I stand now, can I convert my 97-2002 pst file to
the 2007 type? If I create a new pst 2007 file, I am told:

..... Not compatible with Outlook 97,98, 2000 and 2002.

Thanks, DH

 

[DL]

Create a new pst, by default it will be later, unicode version, then copy
data from old to this new pst.
Set this pst as the default store, close the old pst

 

[Dave Horne]

DL, that sounds like a good idea except I can not copy entire folders such
as Calendar or Contacts. It would seem I would have to copy each individual
item within each folder under Personal Folders. This would take a
considerable amount of time.

Is there a utility that can be recommended to do this task for me? Thanks,
DH

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Answered in your other thread.

 

[DL]

In contacts, eg, you change the view, select all then drag/copy

 

[Brian Tillman]

DL, that sounds like a good idea except I can not copy entire folders
such as Calendar or Contacts. It would seem I would have to copy
each individual item within each folder under Personal Folders. This
would take a considerable amount of time.

In all folders, CTRL-A will select all items. Then Edit>Copy (or Move) to
Folder works fine. The Calendar will need to be in a table view like By
Category before CTRL-A will work.

Is there a utility that can be recommended to do this task for me?

If you want to buy something, sure. See this:
http://www.maclean.com/upstart/