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Magnusfarce
I have a desktop and laptop, not networked, between which I need to share or
syncronize my Outlook 2003 contact list. I have searched Google, and worked
with the program a bit. Unfortunately, I'm not yet clear on some things,
and experimenting may cost me some data. At this point, each machine has
some contacts that are different and I want to be able to merge them without
adding duplicates.
Outlook allows me to export my contact folders into a .pst file, which shows
up as a file named "backup.pst" in the same location as the Outlook.pst,
which appears to contain the contact database. However, when I create the
backup or export file, I am presented with three options that I want to be
sure I understand.
First is: "Replace duplicates with items imported.
then: "Allow duplicates to be created"
finally: "Do not export duplicate items"
Let's say I'm moving my contact database from my (source) desktop to my
(target)laptop. The first should mean that any duplicate contact in the
laptop will be overwritten by the one in the desktop.
The third means that if a duplicate contact is found on the laptop, the one
exported from the desktop will just be ignored.
The second means that the contact from the desktop will be created as
another contact on the laptop, leaving me with two identical contacts.
Is this correct? If so, what criteria does Outlook use to determine whether
it's a duplicate? If the two contact files differ by a phone number, for
instance, will they be treated as separate contacts? Lets say I'm on my
desktop and update a phone number in an existing contact. What will happen
when I export this contact to the laptop?
BTW, once I'm at a point where I know that one machine has all the newest
contact data in it, can I just copy the Outlook.pst file from it to another
machine and forget all the exporting and importing? Thanks in advance for
any help.
- Magnusfarce
syncronize my Outlook 2003 contact list. I have searched Google, and worked
with the program a bit. Unfortunately, I'm not yet clear on some things,
and experimenting may cost me some data. At this point, each machine has
some contacts that are different and I want to be able to merge them without
adding duplicates.
Outlook allows me to export my contact folders into a .pst file, which shows
up as a file named "backup.pst" in the same location as the Outlook.pst,
which appears to contain the contact database. However, when I create the
backup or export file, I am presented with three options that I want to be
sure I understand.
First is: "Replace duplicates with items imported.
then: "Allow duplicates to be created"
finally: "Do not export duplicate items"
Let's say I'm moving my contact database from my (source) desktop to my
(target)laptop. The first should mean that any duplicate contact in the
laptop will be overwritten by the one in the desktop.
The third means that if a duplicate contact is found on the laptop, the one
exported from the desktop will just be ignored.
The second means that the contact from the desktop will be created as
another contact on the laptop, leaving me with two identical contacts.
Is this correct? If so, what criteria does Outlook use to determine whether
it's a duplicate? If the two contact files differ by a phone number, for
instance, will they be treated as separate contacts? Lets say I'm on my
desktop and update a phone number in an existing contact. What will happen
when I export this contact to the laptop?
BTW, once I'm at a point where I know that one machine has all the newest
contact data in it, can I just copy the Outlook.pst file from it to another
machine and forget all the exporting and importing? Thanks in advance for
any help.
- Magnusfarce