Quick - maybe dumb - question
 

I have had 2 work computers. I saved my .pst file from Outlook on my old computer but then started a new .pst file on this new computer that now has like 5 months of data in it. If I import the old .pst file will it overwrite the new one and erase my data, or will it just kind of "merge" nicely like one would (hope) that it does.

I'm sure somebody knows this, so thought i'd ask real quick.

If you import it, you'll get a new whole set of folders down below "Personal Folders" or whatever you call your current one. I would recommend changing the name to avoid any confusion, tho

Address book and calendar- not sure. Haven't played with it enough.

SI

address book and calendar i dont care about. just would be nice to have those emails all available for being able to search through

Back when I was doing a little desktop stuff, I saw people who created a new PST every year or two. It would be like "Work 2006-2007". That way their PST never got too large (things start getting slow at 1GB and you used to risk corruption at 2GB). Easier to cart around a few smaller PSTs than one giant one and performance was better, too.

SI

interesting idea!

With my work email, I do it for 2 years worth of emails.

SI

^ that's it. It's not even really importing, it just opens it as a separate data file. Then you can drag over stuff if you want them merged, or keep them entirely separate. Contacts/calendar will still be there.

cool - thanks guys. i just wanted to make sure before i potentially fucked anything up.

Everything go ok?

SI

haven't done it yet. figured i'd try to get to it today or something.

i create a new PST every month and only keep the last 12 months on my harddrive. the others are backed up and archived on the LAN. my monthly PST files run anywhere from 100 MB to 500 MB.

pst's were limited to 2GB on office xp and lower, with office 2k3 and beyone, 20 GB is possible..

when you import DT, it will ask you if you want to overwrite, etc..

thanks Mizzou!!