Archive folders in Outlook 2003

[Guest]

For some reason I have 4 archive folders in my folder list. I don't want to
archive my emails at all but can't seem to get rid of the folders. When I
right click on them to close the folder, I get the message "The operation
failed. An object can't be found." How can I get rid of them? I have
administrator rights and use XP professional.

 

[Gordon]

For some reason I have 4 archive folders in my folder list. I don't want
to
archive my emails at all but can't seem to get rid of the folders. When I
right click on them to close the folder, I get the message "The operation
failed. An object can't be found." How can I get rid of them? I have
administrator rights and use XP professional.

With Outlook closed, go to Control Panel-Mail-Data Files and remove them
there.

 

[Guest]

That has removed one of them but I'm still left with three more which don't
seem to show up in mail data files. Any other clues?

 

[Guest]

In case it's any help to anyone else, I have now discovered that my email
profile was corrupt. I have created a new profile and imported my emails;
all is now well.

 

[Brian Tillman]

In case it's any help to anyone else, I have now discovered that my
email profile was corrupt. I have created a new profile and imported
my emails; all is now well.

You're lucky you didn't corrupt the profile again. NEVER use export and
import to transfer data from Outlook to Outlook. Just reuse the existing
PST.

 

[Guest]

It was a Support Technician from Microsoft itself who told me to do it Brian,
so I felt I was on pretty safe ground.

 

[Brian Tillman]

It was a Support Technician from Microsoft itself who told me to do
it Brian, so I felt I was on pretty safe ground.

Some of them work from a script. They're not always correct.