Archive Folder Will not Close

[Guest]

I have an archive pst that I'd like to right-click/close in OL2003. I get
"the operation failed. An object could not be found" error message. I also
get the error clicking on the properties/advanced button. I also had this
error in OL2002, and I upgraded to OL2003, hoping it might get resolved. Any
ideas on how to close it?
I have created a new profile 3 times and continue to get this error after a
day or so.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

If you click on File->Data File Management, can you delete the archive
folder?

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After furious head scratching, Kirk asked:

| I have an archive pst that I'd like to right-click/close in OL2003. I
| get "the operation failed. An object could not be found" error
| message. I also get the error clicking on the properties/advanced
| button. I also had this error in OL2002, and I upgraded to OL2003,
| hoping it might get resolved. Any ideas on how to close it?
| I have created a new profile 3 times and continue to get this error
| after a day or so.

 

[Guest]

No I cannot. I get a message that says " Cannot delete Archive (Name) It is
being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be
using the file and try again.

 

[Brian Tillman]

No I cannot. I get a message that says " Cannot delete Archive (Name)
It is being used by another person or program. Close any programs
that might be using the file and try again.

What I'd do in this case is to create a new mail profile.

 

[Guest]

Brian:

I have done that 3 times so far and keep getting the same thing...Odd and
Frustrating....

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

If you use C+A+D and close all instances of Outlook that are running, can
you then open Outlook in safe mode (start-->Run->Outlook.exe /safe) and then
delete the archive .pst? Otherwise, with Outlook closed, find and rename
the archive .pst to .old.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Kirk asked:

| No I cannot. I get a message that says " Cannot delete Archive (Name)
| It is being used by another person or program. Close any programs
| that might be using the file and try again.
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| If you click on File->Data File Management, can you delete the
|| archive folder?
||
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|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
||
|| After furious head scratching, Kirk asked:
||
||| I have an archive pst that I'd like to right-click/close in OL2003.
||| I get "the operation failed. An object could not be found" error
||| message. I also get the error clicking on the properties/advanced
||| button. I also had this error in OL2002, and I upgraded to OL2003,
||| hoping it might get resolved. Any ideas on how to close it?
||| I have created a new profile 3 times and continue to get this error
||| after a day or so.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have done that 3 times so far and keep getting the same thing...

From Control Panel's Mail applet?