Problems importing archive folder.

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Mayhem

I have a backed-up archive file (*.pst format) that I need to import again.
However when I go through the whole "file->import etc." process it comes up
with an error message stating that the file is "not an personal folders
file".
I'm using Outlook 2003 on a WinXP Pro system.
Has anyone got any ideas on how to solve this?

Regards,. Evert.
 
Mayhem said:
I have a backed-up archive file (*.pst format) that I need to import
again.
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Don't import PSTs.
However when I go through the whole "file->import etc."
process it comes up with an error message stating that the file is
"not an personal folders file".
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Make sure the file is not read-only. Use File>Open>Outlook Data File to
open it. If that doesn't work, you corrupted your PST in the "backup" or
copy process and it's unrecoverable.
 
Brian Tillman said:
Don't import PSTs.


Make sure the file is not read-only. Use File>Open>Outlook Data File to
open it. If that doesn't work, you corrupted your PST in the "backup" or
copy process and it's unrecoverable.
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If the file is corrupted is there any way I could try to recover the
contents?

E.
 
Mayhem said:
If the file is corrupted is there any way I could try to recover the
contents?
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You can try to run the Inbox Repair Tool against the corrupted PST file.
 
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