How to make old .pst calendar the default in a new profile?

[Guest]

I've moved over to a new machine. I've added my old .pst to my new profile,
but I can't get my old calendar to be the default. So I can see my old
appointments, but none of the reminders will fire because the old items
aren't in the new profile's default calendar. Anyone know how to make the
old calendar the current default?

 

[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

I think you should move the contents of the old Calendar into the default
Calendar (rather than change the default calendar). Select all in the old
Calendar and drag to the default calendar.

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook
www.acorntraining.com.au


"I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow." (Woodrow
Wilson)

 

[Brian Tillman]

I've moved over to a new machine. I've added my old .pst to my new
profile, but I can't get my old calendar to be the default. So I can
see my old appointments, but none of the reminders will fire because
the old items aren't in the new profile's default calendar. Anyone
know how to make the old calendar the current default?

Posted numerous times. Assuming Outlook 2002 or 2003, click Tools>E-mail
Accounts>Next and change the "Deliver new e-mail to the following location"
drop-down. Stop and restart Outlook.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I've moved over to a new machine. I've added my old .pst to my new
profile, but I can't get my old calendar to be the default. So I can
see my old appointments, but none of the reminders will fire because
the old items aren't in the new profile's default calendar. Anyone
know how to make the old calendar the current default?

No you have two opinions. While my suggestion answers your exact question,
Judy's suggestion may be a better approach if you're Outlook version changed
from 2002 or earlier on the old PC to 2003 or later on the new PC because
the newer format PST will be in use on the new PC. The new format has a
higher size limit.

 

[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

nice explanation Brian!! I find it a challenge to know when to answer the
exact question and when to just go straight to "best practice". Especially
given we often only get 1/3 of the story.

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I hope this helps you at least a little bit!

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook
www.acorntraining.com.au


"I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow." (Woodrow
Wilson)

 

[Lori]

Judy,

I am using in a similar situation as this person and have done as you
suggested by copying the entries from my calendar in my .pst folder to my
calendar in the new profile but one thing that I noticed is that the
reoccurrence settings do not copy over. I have to go back to each entry in
the new profile calendar that should have a reoccurrence and set it. Is
there a way that I can copy and paste the entries from my .pst to the new
profile including reoccurrence settings? Both calendars are Outlook 2003.
Thanks,
Lori

 

[Brian Tillman]

I am using in a similar situation as this person and have done as you
suggested by copying the entries from my calendar in my .pst folder
to my calendar in the new profile but one thing that I noticed is
that the reoccurrence settings do not copy over. I have to go back
to each entry in the new profile calendar that should have a
reoccurrence and set it. Is there a way that I can copy and paste
the entries from my .pst to the new profile including reoccurrence
settings? Both calendars are Outlook 2003. Thanks,

If you copy the items from a table view like By Category, recurrence data
transfers with no problem.