importing calendar, contacts, saved emails w/o import/export

[Guest]

I'm just setting up Outlook 2003 on a new notebook (Vista), having
transferred my entire C drive (XP) from my previous notebook onto an external
hard drive. I forgot to export my Outlook 2003 contacts & calendar from the
old one. I have the external hard drive, but not the old notebook. There
doesn't seem to be a "Local Settings" listing under the external hard drive's
"Documents and Settings" folder. I'm now thinking such things don't move
with a data transfer. Have I lost my contacts, calendar, and saved emails?

Thanks.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

There is never any reason to export. Your Outlook data file should still be
where you transferred it. Only you know that.

 

[Guest]

I think I may have been misunderstood. I did not transfer explicitly my data
file, but my entire C drive. I don't know what my data file is named or what
type it is or where it would be located in the C drive.

There is never any reason to export. Your Outlook data file should still be
where you transferred it. Only you know that.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm just setting up Outlook 2003 on a new notebook (Vista), having
transferred my entire C drive (XP) from my previous notebook onto an
external
hard drive. I forgot to export my Outlook 2003 contacts & calendar from
the
old one. I have the external hard drive, but not the old notebook. There
doesn't seem to be a "Local Settings" listing under the external hard
drive's
"Documents and Settings" folder. I'm now thinking such things don't move
with a data transfer. Have I lost my contacts, calendar, and saved
emails?

Thanks.

 

[Gordon]

I think I may have been misunderstood. I did not transfer explicitly my
data
file, but my entire C drive. I don't know what my data file is named or
what
type it is or where it would be located in the C drive.

default location is C:\Documents and Settings\{your user Account}\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook and the file is called
Outlook.pst by default...

 

[Guest]

right. thanks for that. I had checked there on my backed-up data, but there
is no "Local Settings" folder in the "Documents and Settings" folder, even
though I backed up everything. My suspicion is that "Local Settings" are not
able to be moved.

Any other ideas?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

But your data file was on the C: drive, right? Unless you moved it somewhere
else, it would have been transferred. How did you transfer your drive? How
you accessing it now? Have you enabled the display of hidden files?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I think I may have been misunderstood. I did not transfer explicitly my
data
file, but my entire C drive. I don't know what my data file is named or
what
type it is or where it would be located in the C drive.

There is never any reason to export. Your Outlook data file should still
be
where you transferred it. Only you know that.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm just setting up Outlook 2003 on a new notebook (Vista), having
transferred my entire C drive (XP) from my previous notebook onto an
external
hard drive. I forgot to export my Outlook 2003 contacts & calendar
from
the
old one. I have the external hard drive, but not the old notebook.
There
doesn't seem to be a "Local Settings" listing under the external hard
drive's
"Documents and Settings" folder. I'm now thinking such things don't
move
with a data transfer. Have I lost my contacts, calendar, and saved
emails?

Thanks.

 

[Guest]

I'm assuming data file was on the C: drive, but I don't know where on the C:
drive (again, I've checked "Documents and Settings" exhaustively). I did a
mass transfer of the C: drive...everything all at once via USB. I'm
accessing it through USB. Yes, I've enable display of hidden files.

But your data file was on the C: drive, right? Unless you moved it somewhere
else, it would have been transferred. How did you transfer your drive? How
you accessing it now? Have you enabled the display of hidden files?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I think I may have been misunderstood. I did not transfer explicitly my
data
file, but my entire C drive. I don't know what my data file is named or
what
type it is or where it would be located in the C drive.

There is never any reason to export. Your Outlook data file should still
be
where you transferred it. Only you know that.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm just setting up Outlook 2003 on a new notebook (Vista), having
transferred my entire C drive (XP) from my previous notebook onto an
external
hard drive. I forgot to export my Outlook 2003 contacts & calendar
from
the
old one. I have the external hard drive, but not the old notebook.
There
doesn't seem to be a "Local Settings" listing under the external hard
drive's
"Documents and Settings" folder. I'm now thinking such things don't
move
with a data transfer. Have I lost my contacts, calendar, and saved
emails?

Thanks.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

A "mass transfer?" Using what method? If done correctly it should have
transferred all your files including your Outlook data file. Make sure you
have access to both hidden and system files.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm assuming data file was on the C: drive, but I don't know where on the
C:
drive (again, I've checked "Documents and Settings" exhaustively). I did
a
mass transfer of the C: drive...everything all at once via USB. I'm
accessing it through USB. Yes, I've enable display of hidden files.

But your data file was on the C: drive, right? Unless you moved it
somewhere
else, it would have been transferred. How did you transfer your drive?
How
you accessing it now? Have you enabled the display of hidden files?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I think I may have been misunderstood. I did not transfer explicitly my
data
file, but my entire C drive. I don't know what my data file is named
or
what
type it is or where it would be located in the C drive.

:

There is never any reason to export. Your Outlook data file should
still
be
where you transferred it. Only you know that.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm just setting up Outlook 2003 on a new notebook (Vista), having
transferred my entire C drive (XP) from my previous notebook onto an
external
hard drive. I forgot to export my Outlook 2003 contacts & calendar
from
the
old one. I have the external hard drive, but not the old notebook.
There
doesn't seem to be a "Local Settings" listing under the external
hard
drive's
"Documents and Settings" folder. I'm now thinking such things don't
move
with a data transfer. Have I lost my contacts, calendar, and saved
emails?

Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Have you worked with external hard drives? You simply hook it up via USB to
the computer, and it acts as any mass storage device (including memory
sticks, jump drives, etc.). My external hard drive has the ability and
capacity to take on the entire C: drive at the push of a button. That is
what I did.

Now I need to know WHERE to look for my Outlook data and WHAT to look for.

A "mass transfer?" Using what method? If done correctly it should have
transferred all your files including your Outlook data file. Make sure you
have access to both hidden and system files.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm assuming data file was on the C: drive, but I don't know where on the
C:
drive (again, I've checked "Documents and Settings" exhaustively). I did
a
mass transfer of the C: drive...everything all at once via USB. I'm
accessing it through USB. Yes, I've enable display of hidden files.

But your data file was on the C: drive, right? Unless you moved it
somewhere
else, it would have been transferred. How did you transfer your drive?
How
you accessing it now? Have you enabled the display of hidden files?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I think I may have been misunderstood. I did not transfer explicitly my
data
file, but my entire C drive. I don't know what my data file is named
or
what
type it is or where it would be located in the C drive.

:

There is never any reason to export. Your Outlook data file should
still
be
where you transferred it. Only you know that.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm just setting up Outlook 2003 on a new notebook (Vista), having
transferred my entire C drive (XP) from my previous notebook onto an
external
hard drive. I forgot to export my Outlook 2003 contacts & calendar
from
the
old one. I have the external hard drive, but not the old notebook.
There
doesn't seem to be a "Local Settings" listing under the external
hard
drive's
"Documents and Settings" folder. I'm now thinking such things don't
move
with a data transfer. Have I lost my contacts, calendar, and saved
emails?

Thanks.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Gordon already posted that information.
You still had to use some method to transfer your hard drive, and you have
not posted that.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Have you worked with external hard drives? You simply hook it up via USB
to
the computer, and it acts as any mass storage device (including memory
sticks, jump drives, etc.). My external hard drive has the ability and
capacity to take on the entire C: drive at the push of a button. That is
what I did.

Now I need to know WHERE to look for my Outlook data and WHAT to look for.

A "mass transfer?" Using what method? If done correctly it should have
transferred all your files including your Outlook data file. Make sure
you
have access to both hidden and system files.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm assuming data file was on the C: drive, but I don't know where on
the
C:
drive (again, I've checked "Documents and Settings" exhaustively). I
did
a
mass transfer of the C: drive...everything all at once via USB. I'm
accessing it through USB. Yes, I've enable display of hidden files.

:

But your data file was on the C: drive, right? Unless you moved it
somewhere
else, it would have been transferred. How did you transfer your drive?
How
you accessing it now? Have you enabled the display of hidden files?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I think I may have been misunderstood. I did not transfer explicitly
my
data
file, but my entire C drive. I don't know what my data file is
named
or
what
type it is or where it would be located in the C drive.

:

There is never any reason to export. Your Outlook data file should
still
be
where you transferred it. Only you know that.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm just setting up Outlook 2003 on a new notebook (Vista),
having
transferred my entire C drive (XP) from my previous notebook onto
an
external
hard drive. I forgot to export my Outlook 2003 contacts &
calendar
from
the
old one. I have the external hard drive, but not the old
notebook.
There
doesn't seem to be a "Local Settings" listing under the external
hard
drive's
"Documents and Settings" folder. I'm now thinking such things
don't
move
with a data transfer. Have I lost my contacts, calendar, and
saved
emails?

Thanks.