Deleting Contacts folder

S

S.C

We are using Win2k Pro with Microsoft Exchange with Outlook.

For some reason I copied my Contacts folder and pasted it into the folder as
Contact, how can I delete one of these folders?

When I drag and drop into the delete folder it says I cannot do that. All of
the folders are stored on the Exchange Server.

Thanks
Steve
 
N

Nikki

You cannot usually delete a "System" folder. However,
there is a tool that will allow you to do this.

Maybe you are trying to delete the "system" folder and
not the duplicate? Or can you not delete either?

Below I have outlined the procedure that I use to delete
a "system" folder and then rebuild it...

Look on Sue Mosher's Slipstick site for Ffolder Utility:

Ffolder Utility: Utility to rename or delete "special"
Outlook folders such as the Calendar, Tasks, Inbox, and
Contacts. VB source code included.
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/gallery/index.htm#ffolder

Look on technet for the information on how to rebuild the
Contact system folder with the "/ResetFolders" switch:

OL2000: Additional Command-Line Switches
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;197180

FIRST make sure that all of your contact data is in one folder that
you do not delete. Then use the Ffolder tool to delete the "bad" folders.
Then use the ".../"ResetFolders" switch to rebuild your Exchange system
folder. Then copy all of your contacts from the other folder back into
the newly built system folder. Then delete the duplicate non-system
folder.

--
Nikki Peterson [MVP - Outlook]

We are using Win2k Pro with Microsoft Exchange with Outlook.

For some reason I copied my Contacts folder and pasted it into the folder as
Contact, how can I delete one of these folders?

When I drag and drop into the delete folder it says I cannot do that. All of
the folders are stored on the Exchange Server.

Thanks
Steve
 

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