cannot rename archive folders

[jkotsonas]

Ok, here's what I'm doing:
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Open up the .pst I need.
Once it appears in the folder list, right click on
the "archive folder" and select "properties for archived
folders".
Next, click on the "advanced" tab/button in the lower
right corner.
rename it there, then click apply/ok and then apply/ok
again.
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The above is not working. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Jim

 

[Brian Tillman]

Ok, here's what I'm doing:
---------------------------------
Open up the .pst I need.
Once it appears in the folder list, right click on
the "archive folder" and select "properties for archived
folders".
Next, click on the "advanced" tab/button in the lower
right corner.
rename it there, then click apply/ok and then apply/ok
again.

You don't state your Outlook version, but for OL 2002/2003, you click
Tools>Options>Other>AutoArchive and change the name of the file where
Outlook archives messages. This actually creates a new archive. Stop and
restart Outlook. You should now be able to rename to old archive file.

 

[DL]

Works for me, Have you renamed Archive.pst in explorer?

 

[jkotsonas]

Yeh, works for me too actually. I'm checking this out for
an end user here. He says that he's done it exactly the
way I listed it below for the last 10 months, and now he
cannot. He was unavailable to troubleshoot, but did
respond to my email, so I can't confirm 100% if he's on
the up and up, or what version of office he's using
(though I'm pretty sure it's either 2000/2002.

My pst's in a folder on my d drive are already renamed.
When I add them to my outlook folder list, the
initial/root folder is still "archive folders". You still
need to rename that root folder via the method below.
Cheers,

Jim

 

[jkotsonas]

Thanks for the reply. It's actually not me, but an end
user here where I work. He wasn't available to
troubleshoot, so I can't confirm his version of outlook
(but I believe it's 2000).

I'm a bit unclear about your instructions. In 2000, you
can name the .pst whatever you want, either when you
archive, or later w/in Windows explorer, but when you open
it up in outlook (file>open>...pst), the root folder (once
it's added to the folder list) is still "archive folders".
To rename that, you need to follow the method I listed
below.

But as it turns out, it's a mute point as I just went over
there and he's able to change the name using the method
below now. Either user error, or temp glitch w/ a file
server (which is where his .pst's are housed)

Thanks,

Jim