How to restore Archived files/folder in Outlook 2003?

[LPS-AU]

I wish to read some old E-mail that has been archived and after reading the
MS help on the subject, I am not sure how to best do this, I don't wish to
permanently restore all the previous e-mail or damage the present list.

TIA Peter S.

 

[K2NNJ]

Then you can't. There is no "read acrchive" feature. You have to import
the archive.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Why would you not just open your Archive file and read it?

 

[Gordon]

You have to import the archive.

There are DAILY postings on all the Outlook groups why importing native
Outlook data should NOT be done.

(Courtesy of Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook])

Importing an entire PST may well corrupt your profile and may create a ghost
PST that you can't close. Importing PST's will lose:
1. Custom Forms
2. Custom Views
3. Connections between contacts and activities
4. Received dates on mail
5. Birthdays and anniversaries in calendar
6. Journal connections
7. Distribution Lists

Opening a PST file will preserve all of these. That is why we do not advise
people to import a native file into Outlook.

 

[DL]

Wrong!
Within OL, File>Open>Data File........browse to the archive

 

[LPS-AU]

Thank you all for your assistance.

Have Opened the appropriate Data file and all is well again. At first it did
confuse me which file I needed to open (I have five .pst files) but I was
able to sort it out.

Thanks again, Peter S.
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