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  • Are you able to copy the pst file to your local drive?
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • Ebany
    Ebany Posts: 254 Forumite
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    Have you got it set to show hidden files or folders? These will show up as 'faded out' if they are there at all, and the folder your .pst file will be in as standard is usually hidden.

    Get as far as you can in windows explorer, then go to 'Tools'>'Folder Options'>'View' and check that 'Show hidden files and folders' is selected. If the file can be found by a search then it must be there, so its probably just hidden.

    Once you have it set to show hidden folders you should be able to access it through Outlook to import it.
  • Arrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

    I can find the files on the external drive. I have right clicked and then sent it to the desktop on the laptop. It just shows a shortcut to Outlook but when I try to import from this it is not a Personal Folder File.

    When I hover the mouse over the .pst on the external drive it shows the location as:

    documentsettings/myname/localsettings/applicationsdata/microsoft/outlook

    When I then try and import I can only click through to myname, the local settings does not appear.

    What am I doing wrong??!!??!!
    Don't lie, thieve, cheat or steal. The Government do not like the competition.
    The Lord Giveth and the Government Taketh Away.
    I'm sorry, I don't apologise. That's just the way I am. Homer (Simpson)
  • Ebany wrote:
    Have you got it set to show hidden files or folders? These will show up as 'faded out' if they are there at all, and the folder your .pst file will be in as standard is usually hidden.

    Get as far as you can in windows explorer, then go to 'Tools'>'Folder Options'>'View' and check that 'Show hidden files and folders' is selected. If the file can be found by a search then it must be there, so its probably just hidden.

    Once you have it set to show hidden folders you should be able to access it through Outlook to import it.

    The penny just dropped. I have followed the steps above and checked 'Shown hidden files and folders'.

    Now, when I click through to import I can now get as far as the last link, but now there is no .pst in the Outlook folder.

    I am looking on the external drive, it does show up when I search for files or folders but not when I get as far as the Outlook file when importing.

    :mad:
    Don't lie, thieve, cheat or steal. The Government do not like the competition.
    The Lord Giveth and the Government Taketh Away.
    I'm sorry, I don't apologise. That's just the way I am. Homer (Simpson)
  • Just tried a different approach and now a different problem.

    I have located the .pst files on the external drive. I have now copied this on to a cd. Then I tried to import into Outlook, only to get the following error message:

    File access denied. You do not have permission to access the file D:\outlook.pst.

    Help! This is driving me crazy!:mad:
    Don't lie, thieve, cheat or steal. The Government do not like the competition.
    The Lord Giveth and the Government Taketh Away.
    I'm sorry, I don't apologise. That's just the way I am. Homer (Simpson)
  • ABH_3
    ABH_3 Posts: 1,211 Forumite
    Just tried a different approach and now a different problem.

    I have located the .pst files on the external drive. I have now copied this on to a cd. Then I tried to import into Outlook, only to get the following error message:

    File access denied. You do not have permission to access the file D:\outlook.pst.

    Help! This is driving me crazy!:mad:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258468

    Essentially, copy the .pst file to your harddrive and try again.

    HTH
    It could have been worse. At least source code's not combustible, or you can bet somebody at McAfee would have lit it.
  • Finally done! Thanks to all the above posters.
    Don't lie, thieve, cheat or steal. The Government do not like the competition.
    The Lord Giveth and the Government Taketh Away.
    I'm sorry, I don't apologise. That's just the way I am. Homer (Simpson)
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