Outlook 2003 on external harddrive recovered from crashed hard dri

[Guest]

I had a hard drive crash and my recored programs and stuff are on an
external hard drive. How can I get my folders, contacts and e-mails moved
over to my new Outlook on my new harddrive?

Thanks Darin

 

[Gordon]

I had a hard drive crash and my recored programs and stuff are on an
external hard drive. How can I get my folders, contacts and e-mails moved
over to my new Outlook on my new harddrive?

Thanks Darin

Posted here at least daily if not more frequently:
On Old Disk:
Search for, and copy the pst file. Default name and location are:
C:\Documents and Settings\{Your User Name here}\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pst. (You may have to enable Hidden and
System files in your search)

Open Outlook.
Do File-Open-Outlook Data File and navigate to where you found the pst file.
(You might have to take ownership)

You then have two alternatives.
1. Drag and drop the data from the old file to the new
or,
2. If you have a large amount of data then you can set the old file as the
Default Delivery location and Outlook will just carry on using that file.
(Control Panel-Mail-Data File)

more info here:

http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx



HTH