It took some weeding through that post to find the way to locate that file in
Outlook 2007, as a lot of the information was for earlier versions of Outlook.
But it seems that the way to do it is with Outlook 2007 open to go to
File>Data File Management, and then the information is right there in front
of you. The name of the file is Outlook.pst, and when you search for the file
on the hard drive you need to enable the feature that allows for searching
for hidden files and folders.
The size of that file on my hard drive is almost 400 mb, which seems large.
But I'm guessing that with all of the attachments to the 3900 items in my
Inbox and the 3700 spam E-mails I currently have in that folder, it could be
the right size for all of this information.
Do you have any recommendations on what to do if when I open Outlook 2007
after reinstalling it, all of my old E-mails don't automatically come into my
Inbox?
Thanks again.
Jim
"Bob I" wrote:
> http://ask-leo.com/where_is_my_outlook_pst_file_located.html
>
> JimG wrote:
> > Thanks again, Bob.
> >
> > Do you know what the exact name of the PST file or folder is so that I can
> > search for it by name and then back it up to an external hard drive?
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > "Bob I" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Yes it should all be there, as I said before though, you should be
> >>making backup copies of the PST in the event that something happens to
> >>the file, hard drive or operating system.
> >>
> >>JimG wrote:
> >>
> >>>Thanks, Bob. I meant to say "Outlook" instead of "Word" in my previous posts
> >>>on this.
> >>>
> >>>So when I reinstall Office 2007 and then open Outlook 2007, my previous
> >>>E-mail messages will automatically come into Outlook from the PST file? Will
> >>>this include notations for any red flags for the E-mails I've previously
> >>>flagged like this?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks again.
> >>>
> >>>Jim
> >>>
> >>>"Bob I" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>The e-mail messages are stored in the PST file. It should not move.
> >>>>
> >>>>ChrisSDB wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Bob I,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I've just seen this thread and it interests me: are you saying that you can
> >>>>>uninstall Office and then reinstall it and it will automatically find your
> >>>>>emails? If not, how would you instruct it to find the PST file? Would this
> >>>>>work for Office 2003 after a trial period of Office 2007?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>"Bob I" wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Just UNinstall the old and then install the new. The PST file will stay
> >>>>>>in the right place. Also Outlook is the application that uses the PST
> >>>>>>for storing your e-mail, contacts etc, Word is for documents.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>JimG wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>I'm uninstalling the software because I'm getting the message that the
> >>>>>>>software will be marked "not genuine" in 9 days, and I've got new, genuine MS
> >>>>>>>software on its way to me right now.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Once the new software is installed, how do I bring the saved PST file into
> >>>>>>>Word?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Thanks.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Jim
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>"Bob I" wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>You should make a backup of the PST file periodically so as not to lose
> >>>>>>>>important information in the event of a hard drive crash or malware
> >>>>>>>>infestation. As to the Office installation , just simply install it. No
> >>>>>>>>problem. Bigger question, why are you UNinstalling it?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>JimG wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Hi:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>I need to reinstall Office 2007 on my computer. Is there a way to save my
> >>>>>>>>>E-mails and My Favorites before uninstalling the software, so that I can
> >>>>>>>>>bring them back into Word 2007 when the new installation is completed?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Thanks.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Jim
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>.
> >>>>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
>
> .
>