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After a quick Google query, I think I found the solution; For whatever reason, Outlook2016 insists that its Data File name be what was originally established: i.e., {my email address} - Tommy.pst So I went in to the Outlook Files folder and renamed it back to what it was originally. The...

Uggghhh. Outlook2016 loads with no errors, but now I’m getting this send/receive error: Data file can't be accessed? Under here: C:\Users\Owner\Documents\Outlook Files\ is only one .pst file. It’s be wrong. Do I have to go through a separate import task to use it?

Ah hah … you may be onto something Diane. I have known that my pst files are stored here: C:\Users\Owner\Documents\Outlook Files\ It always seemed a little odd to me that there would be 2 pst files. The top one (the one probably in use) is >1mb, whereas the other one is tiny. With this in...

Diane, This post (#6) was exactly what I was looking for!! I finally was able to get to that add App password page you provided a link to. I have since created a great guide (with annotated screen shots) for my future reference. Thank you again for helping me get up and running. 😊 At the...

N.B Diane: In looking closer to my main Outlook2016 screen, I now see that - indeed - all 3000 emails (3 years' worth) did come down from the Gmail server !! I apoligize - I didn't see that. Strangely (to me), in Outlook2016 ther are 2 sets of areas on the left-hand side (see atached). Afraid...

Thanks Diane – getting closer. Providing this link displayed an “App passwords” dialog that let me add a password for a MS app. For Outlook2016, I entered ‘Outlook2016’ and it quickly generated the 16-character password. • I appreciated that link but would kill to know how one would access it...

I haven't posted here in 12 years when I received great help from Diane Poremsky - the best support guru on the planet. At that time, I had Outlook 2003 for Gmail/POP; a couple yeara ago, Google dumped that due to "inadequate" security - forcing us to Outlook 2016 or later. I just installed...

OK, all's well that ends well. The toughest part was finding the cussin' PST file in Win8. The awkward Search engine didn't even find it! The only way is via: Tools|Options|Mail Setup|Data Files This led me to the vestigial PST file for the newly-created Outlook account on PC-2. I...

OK, what I did now was locate the WAB file on PC-1. I copied that file to the PC that has both the OE6 & Outlook dummy accounts. I imported the WAB addresses into the OE6 account. Then I opened the Outlook account and imported the addresses, pointing to the dummy OE6 account. All 30 items...

No ma-am. There is NO (*.csv) file whatsoever. Nada. Actually, I think the problem is easier to explain now that I've done more checking. In the original machine (PC-1), there are 30 items in the Address Book (Addresses on the toolbar). But in the dummy OE6 account on the machine I...

Yeah, I was afraid you were gonna say that. I already tried that before (since it was the only other thing to try). I chose that, entered a file name (Save exported file as:), and browsed to a destination. Then it presents a menu of choices for the format (Select the fields you wish to...

Thanks for the advice, Diane. Unfortunately, it sounded like a bit of a hassle to do it that way. I copied the store folder to yet another machine that has OE6 & Outlook on it. I created a dummy OE account, as well as a dummy Outlook account. I managed to get the Store Folder installed to...

I have OE6 on PC-1 and want to import the e-mail to Outlook on PC-2. Unfortunately, PC-1 does not have Outlook on it and PC-2 does not have Outlook Express on it. I did manage to locate the Store Folder { ... } for PC-1 and transferred this PC-2's C-drive. I searched via Google and saw...

Re: Killing reading pane - "globally": SUCCESS! Thanks Diane. First a little clarification. When I say "2nd Account", I mean 2nd profile with an account in it. I now have 2 profiles and 2 accounts (the original Outlook profile and its account and the one I created by porting the OE6...

• As to my reason, as I said initially: It chews up valuable real estate, etc. • All my Outlook accounts are POP3 (no IMAP). • It appears that your Start | Run Outlook.exe /nopreview "permanently" did the trick for the Main Outlook account. • My 2nd account was created via export...