verifying pst backup

[Okoboji]

In Outlook I have over 3500 emails (several hundred with attachments), 500 addresses and 5 years of calendar entries. When I back up my pst file to a CD, it shows as only 64 kb. It certainly appears that I've only saved a shell with none of my content. How do I either verify what's in the backup file or correctly backup all the content. (I close Outlook when I copy the pst to the CD.)

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Are you sure you got the right pst-file?

You can locate the file by using;
Rightclick the root folder (probably Outlook Today)-> Properties-> button
Advanced-> field Filename

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[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Sounds like you aren't getting a good copy, indeed. How big is your PST
file?
When you burn a CD, best not to use the drag/drop approach (often fails &
frequently doesn't allow you to access the CD's data on another computer).
Use your CD burning software to create the CD.

 

[Okoboji]

The pst file that I find with a Windows Explorer search is in C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\Outlook. But it only shows it as a 64kb file - what I apparently backed up. Could the real data file be hidden in a way that it doesn't show up as a search response? Or under some other extension

I don't have an Outlook Today folder. I'm using Outlook 2000 in Windows XP Professional.

----- Roady [MVP] wrote: ----

Are you sure you got the right pst-file

You can locate the file by using
Rightclick the root folder (probably Outlook Today)-> Properties-> button
Advanced-> field Filenam

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook
www.howto-outlook.co

Tips of the month
-Creating Signature
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You still have an Outlook Today folder then unless you disabled it. Again;
rightclick the root of the set of folders-> Properties-> button Advanced->
field Filename

Make sure you include hidden and system files and folders when searching for
pst-file.

By default it is located in
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

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The pst file that I find with a Windows Explorer search is in C:\Documents
and Settings\Owner\My Documents\Outlook. But it only shows it as a 64kb
file - what I apparently backed up. Could the real data file be hidden in
a way that it doesn't show up as a search response? Or under some other
extension?

I don't have an Outlook Today folder. I'm using Outlook 2000 in Windows
XP Professional.

----- Roady [MVP] wrote: -----

Are you sure you got the right pst-file?

You can locate the file by using;
Rightclick the root folder (probably Outlook Today)-> Properties->
button
Advanced-> field Filename

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

In Outlook I have over 3500 emails (several hundred with attachments), 500
addresses and 5 years of calendar entries. When I back up my pst file to
a CD, it shows as only 64 kb. It certainly appears that I've only saved a
shell with none of my content. How do I either verify what's in the
backup file or correctly backup all the content. (I close Outlook when I
copy the pst to the CD.)

 

[Okoboji]

The file in my C: drive that I'm trying to backup only shows in Windows Explorer as 64 kb. The pst file that I find with a search is in C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\Outlook. Could the real data file be hidden in a way that it doesn't show up as a search response? Or under some other extension

I'm using Outlook 2000 in Windows XP Professional. I do use my Sony CD drive software rather than just drag and drop. But again, the file only appears as 64kb in my C drive. I must be backing up the wrong file without my data


----- Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote: ----

Sounds like you aren't getting a good copy, indeed. How big is your PS
file
When you burn a CD, best not to use the drag/drop approach (often fails
frequently doesn't allow you to access the CD's data on another computer)
Use your CD burning software to create the CD

Okoboji wrote

 

[Okoboji]

Problem solved. Don't know why it doesn't show up when I search in Windows Explorer, but I uncovered my pst data file in C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.ps

I'll back this file up on a CD and can then look at the directory to be sure the CD then has the full 197MB pst file.

 

[Peter Scott]

Try Files, Import and Export...,
select Export to a file, Next,
then select Personal Folder File (.pst), Next,
on the next screen select the folder and tick Include Subfolders, Next
then Browse to your CD.

 

[*Vanguard*]

Okoboji said in news:[email protected]:

Problem solved. Don't know why it doesn't show up when I search in
Windows Explorer, but I uncovered my pst data file in C:\Documents
and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.pst

I'll back this file up on a CD and can then look at the directory to
be sure the CD then has the full 197MB pst file.

Reminder: If you later copy the backed up .pst file from the CD onto
the hard drive (a requirement to make sure the file is writable), it
will have the read-only attribute which you will need to remove before
Outlook can open that file. Outlook requires write access to the .pst
file.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

No, this not be a back-up as in the process of exporting custom views,
custom forms and rules are lost.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

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