Outlook 2003 - Outlook 2007 PST file

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#11904 17-Feb-2007 18:08

Hi folks, need some help!

I am looking to upgrade my Office suite from 2003 to 2007. As I have e-mails stored on my laptop in the form of a .PST file, can Outlook 2007 handle this file? In other words, do they both use the same filing system?

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#61091 17-Feb-2007 20:08

yes, 2007 uses PST too

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#61093 17-Feb-2007 20:41

Make sure you back up your PST file just in case the upgrade goes bad.

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#61094 17-Feb-2007 20:48

Thanks guys!:) Geekzone rocks!

Yeah, I will backup the PST files. I wouldn't wanna lose close to 20,000 e-mails!

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#61098 17-Feb-2007 20:56

If you dont want to lose them, and are backing up only now for the upgrade, you have been at risk for a long time. You should regularly backup data you dont want to lose, perhaps a 2nd harddrive (or USB external drive) from a data integrity point of view, and onto DVD (AS WELL AS THE 2nd DRIVE), to keep offsite...

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#61099 17-Feb-2007 21:00

Yes, I do actually backup on a weekly basis via my external USB hard drive from Creative, the Creative Yion. Such a small and slim device without the need of a power cord:)

A few years ago I lost everythig and from that day on I am paranoid about backing up my important files.

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#61102 17-Feb-2007 21:30

I have on my computer things going back to 1994, when I started doing backups. I might have to actually delete some stuff, not because of space, but for sanity check...

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