Recover/export rules from a backup .PST

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Installing an Office365 email account blasted my POP3 rules on Outlook 2013. Yes, Exchange Rules. Oh, wait--it doesn't rule, at least not Outlook rules.

I have full backup copies of my PST's and I need to either import those rules directly from the .PST or export the rules. I've dug into Rules | Options. Import runs but tells me the file (.PST) is an improper format. For Export, I can't figure out how to point the Export process to the .PST file with the rules.

I can't find any reference to importing rules directly from a .PST--assuming it's possible at all. When I open the backup .PST in Outlook, I can see email and contacts but rules don't export. I don't know how to "activate" the rules in the newly-opened file so they show up in the Rules list.

I'd be very grateful for the magical steps necessary to solve my problem or for a product recommendation.

Thank you!
 
You need to set the pst that holds the rules as the default then export the rules. Then it should work - assuming there is nothing wrong with the pst format. (Not sure why you are getting that error message.)
 
Diane, thanks for your prompt response. Based your excellent article "Changing the Default Data File", I was able to find, recover, and reload my rules. Whew! However, I was unable to access the previous .PST file--when I used the Open file location window and selected the file, there was no Open button which you'd normally see in this context. Then I received a Must Close Dialog Box error but the only dialog open was Data Files/Outlook Data Files. Overall, this weird behavior looks like a bug. So I opened the backup .PST in Outlook to get it to appear in Account Settings | Data Files and then I didn't have to use the Open file location window.
 
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