restore old data

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eastbayjay

I accidently moved my original user data to a new location on my mac. I
had too create new user data after that. I found my original data and
was wondering how to restore that data. I had alot of data from the old
user i need to use.

thanks
 
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Michel Bintener

Entourage stores its database in the Microsoft User Data folder inside your
Documents folder. Inside that MUD folder, you'll see a Office 2004/v.X
Identities folder, which should contain all the relevant data. To restore
your old data, you will have to quit all currently running Office
applications and disable the Microsoft database daemon (use Activity Monitor
in Applications/Utilities). You can then replace your new data in the folder
I've just mentioned with the old one, and the next time you launch
Entourage, you should have access to your old data again. Note that this
procedure will most likely erase your new data if you have used the same
name for your identity, so if there is anything you need to save, export
your data first. Now, you didn't mention which version of Entourage you're
using, which is crucial in this case, so if you need more info, post back
and give me some more details, including the kind of data you want to backup
from your new identity (mail, calendar items, etc.).
 
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Michel Bintener

How do I identify the Microsoft Daemon in Activity Monitor?
Click to expand...

It's called Database Daemon, and its icon looks almost like Entourage's
icon. You should be able to find it easily if you sort your activities list
by process name.
 
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Paul Berkowitz

It's called Database Daemon, and its icon looks almost like Entourage's
icon. You should be able to find it easily if you sort your activities list
by process name.
Click to expand...

The 2004 version has an icon similar to Entourage's. For anyone using Office
X, the Database Daemon listing in Activity Monitor has no icon.

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Paul Berkowitz
MVP MacOffice
Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html>
AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/>

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PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using -
**2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions
otherwise.
 
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