pst file not a personal folder file?

[BKHerman]

There are plenty of topics on this already, but no concrete answers.
Microsoft doesn't know anything, and this is driving me insane.

I have a 1G pst file burned to DVD. I have copied it to my HD, made
sure it is not read only, and tried to open it with Outlook using
File\Open\Outlook Data File, but I get the message that it is not a
personal folder file. Funny thing is, Outlook will browse to it, and
obviously sees the .pst extension, but it's still not a valid pst file.


I've tried scanpst.exe, but even that tells me it's not a valid pst
file.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[R. McCarty]

Which version of Microsoft Outlook ? Have you tried to access
the PST with the Store folder tools to compress the contents. I
seem to remember that 1.0 Gigabyte+ older .PST's can and
do suffer forms of corruption. Also could the PST be encrypted ?
Outlook should be backwards compatible with older Pst modules
but you might try opening/accessing with the Pst's creation version.

 

[ANONYMOUS]

Your best bet is to try to "import" the file in Outlook to see if this
helps. File, Import/Export and follow the on-screen instructions.

hth

 

[Rock]

There are plenty of topics on this already, but no concrete answers.
Microsoft doesn't know anything, and this is driving me insane.

I have a 1G pst file burned to DVD. I have copied it to my HD, made
sure it is not read only, and tried to open it with Outlook using
File\Open\Outlook Data File, but I get the message that it is not a
personal folder file. Funny thing is, Outlook will browse to it, and
obviously sees the .pst extension, but it's still not a valid pst file.


I've tried scanpst.exe, but even that tells me it's not a valid pst
file.

You might want to post to an Outlook newsgroup.
List of MS public newsgroups.
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm

 

[DL]

Niether Import or Export is reccommended with a pst as it often leads to
corruption or data loss.
You either copy the pst, with OL closed, or in OL open the pst.

 

[DL]

It may be that whatever method you used to put the pst on the dvd corrupted
it.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

There are plenty of topics on this already, but no concrete answers.
Microsoft doesn't know anything, and this is driving me insane.

I have a 1G pst file burned to DVD. I have copied it to my HD, made
sure it is not read only, and tried to open it with Outlook using
File\Open\Outlook Data File, but I get the message that it is not a
personal folder file. Funny thing is, Outlook will browse to it, and
obviously sees the .pst extension, but it's still not a valid pst file.


I've tried scanpst.exe, but even that tells me it's not a valid pst
file.

Any help would be appreciated.

Was the file created with the same, or older, version of Outlook as
you're using now? Have you tried to import it?


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[DL]

Import? bad move it often leads to data loss

Was the file created with the same, or older, version of Outlook as
you're using now? Have you tried to import it?


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand

Russell

 

[Trader2699]

Outlook 2003, I don't knwo how to use the store folder tools.

I can't import it through file/import because Outlook doesn't recognize
it as a pst file.

It's not encrypted at all.