Sync contacts with pictures

[QtnBill]

I want to copy my contacts from my main computer to my laptop (both
Outlook 2003). I copied the .pst file, and that worked for all
information, except that the contact pictures didn't transfer. Are
they kept in another file that needs to be copied?

 

[Milly Staples - MVP Outlook]

Contact pictures are not in the .pst file - it is simply a reference to the
file on the local computer. Outlook 2007 will have the contact picture as a
part of the .pst file, IIRC. Haven't tried that out yet.

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After furious head scratching, QtnBill asked:

| I want to copy my contacts from my main computer to my laptop (both
| Outlook 2003). I copied the .pst file, and that worked for all
| information, except that the contact pictures didn't transfer. Are
| they kept in another file that needs to be copied?

 

[QtnBill]

Thanks. That should help me find the file. Since all of the contact
pictures came from a Windows Mobile device, there must be a folder
placed somewhere on the computer by ActiveSync with those pictures.
I'll find it.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Actually, Outlook 2003 does store the contact picture as a hidden attachment on each contact. But as a mobile device was involved, maybe the sync software did something with them.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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