Before upgrading to Outlook 2003, how to handle archive files?

[Guest]

Before I upgrade from Outlook 2002 to 2003, how should I handle the archive
files so that the old archive is combined with the new archive?

 

[DL]

Same as any other pst. Assuming you creat a new OL2003 unicode pst.
Open the archives, within OL, and copy data to new, if neccessary

 

[Brian Tillman]

Before I upgrade from Outlook 2002 to 2003, how should I handle the
archive files so that the old archive is combined with the new
archive?

You'll need to do nothing. Outlook 2003 will hand;e Outlook 2002 archives
transparently. However, were I you, if I did not have the archives in the
Folder List (i.e., explicitly visible under File>Data File Management), then
with Outlook closed I'd simply rename the old archive PSTs and let Outlook
create new ones when next autoarchive runs.

By the way, this brings up another point. Do NOT export or import your
existing PSTs, either before or after the upgrade.