Quick - maybe dumb - question

DaddyTorgo · 02-10-2010, 02:36 PM

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.

sterlingice · 02-10-2010, 02:39 PM

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

DaddyTorgo · 02-10-2010, 02:41 PM

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

sterlingice · 02-10-2010, 02:58 PM

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

DaddyTorgo · 02-10-2010, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

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!

sterlingice · 02-10-2010, 11:41 PM

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

SI

Jughead Spock · 02-10-2010, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

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

^ 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.

DaddyTorgo · 02-11-2010, 12:04 AM

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

sterlingice · 02-11-2010, 08:51 AM

Everything go ok?

SI

DaddyTorgo · 02-11-2010, 09:41 AM

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

evil homer · 02-11-2010, 12:09 PM

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.

MizzouRah · 02-11-2010, 12:12 PM

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..

DaddyTorgo · 02-11-2010, 01:22 PM

thanks Mizzou!!

02-10-2010, 02:39 PM	#2
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	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 __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 02-10-2010 at 02:40 PM.

02-10-2010, 02:41 PM	#3
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	address book and calendar i dont care about. just would be nice to have those emails all available for being able to search through __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature. Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 02-10-2010 at 02:41 PM.

02-10-2010, 02:58 PM	#4
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	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 __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

02-10-2010, 11:41 PM	#6
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	With my work email, I do it for 2 years worth of emails. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

02-11-2010, 12:04 AM	#8
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	cool - thanks guys. i just wanted to make sure before i potentially fucked anything up. __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

02-11-2010, 08:51 AM	#9
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Everything go ok? SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

02-11-2010, 09:41 AM	#10
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	haven't done it yet. figured i'd try to get to it today or something. __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

02-11-2010, 12:09 PM	#11
evil homer n00b Join Date: Sep 2003	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. __________________ d'oh

02-11-2010, 12:12 PM	#12
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	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..

02-11-2010, 01:22 PM	#13
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	thanks Mizzou!! __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

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