Saving Outlook to Server

[Guest]

We just got new computers in our office. Becuase I am the only one who uses Outlook it is currently on my C drive. I need to place it on the server so that I can access my old contact list and calendar rather than setting up Outlook all over again. How can I do this?

 

[Brian Tillman]

We just got new computers in our office. Becuase I am the only one
who uses Outlook it is currently on my C drive. I need to place it
on the server so that I can access my old contact list and calendar
rather than setting up Outlook all over again. How can I do this?

You don't have tomove Outlook. If your previous PST file is on the server,
in Outlook click File>Open>Outlook Data File (or Personal Folders File,
depending on your version, which you decided wasn't important enough to
state) and browse to your network-hosted PST. You'll have access to
everything that was there before.
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[Guest]

I have the same problem - and have tried everything I can
think of to do this. If You get an answer, would you
forward it ot me at (e-mail address removed)

Thank you.

-----Original Message-----
We just got new computers in our office. Becuase I am

the only one who uses Outlook it is currently on my C
drive. I need to place it on the server so that I can
access my old contact list and calendar rather than
setting up Outlook all over again. How can I do this?

 

[Guest]

That is the problem. My previous PST is not on the server (I don't think). How would I know?

 

[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

You need to search the server and/or your own computer for all .PST files.
If these machines are running Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, or Windows
XP, you'll need to enable searching in hidden and system folders to make
sure you find all .PST files. You should be able to figure out which one is
yours by the size of the file and the last modified date. Once you've found
it, you can use the method Brian suggested to get the data back into Outlook
on your computer.

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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[Brian Tillman]

That is the problem. My previous PST is not on the server (I don't
think). How would I know?

In your original message, you said:

Becuase I am the only one who uses Outlook it is currently on my C drive.
I need to place it on the server so that I can access my old contact list

and calendar

You stated you wanted to place Outlook on the server, not the PST. I said
you don't need to place Outlook on the server to access your PST. You're
the one who created the PST in the first place. You should know eher you
created it. If you don't know where it is, no one can help you. The best
you can do is search your hard drive and your network-attched drives and
look for a file whose type is ".pst". If you find one, it may be the one
you've misplaced.

 

[Brian Tillman]

you'll need to enable searching in hidden and
system folders to make sure you find all .PST files.

Sigh. It's highly unlikely that the PST will be in a system folder.
Enabling "Show hidden files and folders" is enough. The word "need" applied
the the hidden files and folders but not to the system files. All you're
doing with that is increasing the length of the search for zero gain.

 

[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

"Highly unlikely" does not equal "will not". Users can put .PST files
wherever they want, however unlikely a certain location may be. Let's agree
to disagree on this one, mmmkay?

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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[Brian Tillman]

Let's agree to disagree on this one, mmmkay?

Fine.