Multible Personal Folders in Outlook 2003

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I seem to have in the navigation window of each of the
Buttons multible items. For instance there are multible
Calenders under calenders, Multible contacts under
contacts, and Multible Personal Folders under mail. I
have tried to close the Personal Folders but cannot seen
to do so. They are all the same files if I open them up.
I have tried to Delete them with no luck. What can I do
to get back down to one copy of each?
 
To remove extra PST(s) from the folder list:

Outlook 97 or Outlook 98/2000 (Corporate Mode)
- On the Tools menu, click Services.
- Highlight Personal Folders service you want to remove and click "Remove".

Note: Standalone users require 1 Personal Folders Service. Those connecting
to an Exchange server normally do not use a Personal Folders file when mail
is kept on the server.

Outlook 98/2000 (IMO [Internet Mail Only] Mode)
- On the View menu, click Folder List.
- Right click on the root folder of a folder list.
- Right click on the root of the extra set of Personal Folders and choose
"Disconnect" or "Close".

For the most stubborn of PSTs that will not remove from the folder list.

IMPORTANT: The following information contains information about editing the
registry. Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy
of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in
the Windows folder.

- Start RegEdit (Win9x/NT) or RegEdt32 (NT).
- Navigate to:
* Win9x users
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
MessagingSubsystem\Profiles\<your profile name>
* WinNT users
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\WindowsMessaging Subsystem\Profiles\<your profile name>
- Look in the tree under that point (it should be full of keys with long
hexidecimal value names) and look for a section that references the PST file
you want off of your folder tree. Export that section (for safety) and then
delete it.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the SWEN virus, all mail sent to my personal account will be deleted
without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, (e-mail address removed)
asked:

| I seem to have in the navigation window of each of the
| Buttons multible items. For instance there are multible
| Calenders under calenders, Multible contacts under
| contacts, and Multible Personal Folders under mail. I
| have tried to close the Personal Folders but cannot seen
| to do so. They are all the same files if I open them up.
| I have tried to Delete them with no luck. What can I do
| to get back down to one copy of each?
 
Thanks for your help. Unfortunately I am using Outlook
2003. It will not let me remove any of the pst files and
in fact each of these pst files are the same with the
same info in them. Its really confusing. Is there any
thing else I can do?

Rick Wiggers

-----Original Message-----
To remove extra PST(s) from the folder list:

Outlook 97 or Outlook 98/2000 (Corporate Mode)
- On the Tools menu, click Services.
- Highlight Personal Folders service you want to remove and click "Remove".

Note: Standalone users require 1 Personal Folders Service. Those connecting
to an Exchange server normally do not use a Personal Folders file when mail
is kept on the server.

Outlook 98/2000 (IMO [Internet Mail Only] Mode)
- On the View menu, click Folder List.
- Right click on the root folder of a folder list.
- Right click on the root of the extra set of Personal Folders and choose
"Disconnect" or "Close".

For the most stubborn of PSTs that will not remove from the folder list.

IMPORTANT: The following information contains information about editing the
registry. Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy
of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in
the Windows folder.

- Start RegEdit (Win9x/NT) or RegEdt32 (NT).
- Navigate to:
* Win9x users
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
MessagingSubsystem\Profiles\<your profile name>
* WinNT users
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\WindowsMessaging
Click to expand...
Subsystem\Profiles\ said:
- Look in the tree under that point (it should be full of keys with long
hexidecimal value names) and look for a section that references the PST file
you want off of your folder tree. Export that section (for safety) and then
delete it.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the SWEN virus, all mail sent to my personal account will be deleted
without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, (e-mail address removed)
asked:

| I seem to have in the navigation window of each of the
| Buttons multible items. For instance there are multible
| Calenders under calenders, Multible contacts under
| contacts, and Multible Personal Folders under mail. I
| have tried to close the Personal Folders but cannot seen
| to do so. They are all the same files if I open them up.
| I have tried to Delete them with no luck. What can I do
| to get back down to one copy of each?


.
Click to expand...
 
Thanks for your help. Unfortunately I am using Outlook
2003. It will not let me remove any of the pst files and
in fact each of these pst files are the same with the
same info in them. Its really confusing. Is there any
thing else I can do?
Click to expand...

Search this newsgroup for the phrase "ghost folders" and you'll have your
answer.
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
 
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