Terradon
New Member
- Outlook version
- Outlook 2016 64 bit
- Email Account
- POP3
I'm puzzled. I'm using Windows 10 and Outlook 16. I first started using this on a laptop runnin Windows 8.1 and set up accounts as IMAP. When a drive failed I restored from a backup and learned that IMAP (.ost) doesn't contain calendar, contact, or category information. I created a new profile, this time setting the accounts to the pop server and using a new pst file. Wanting to be sure that my calendar, categories and contacts woul be backed up when the pst was, I checked the time stamps of the files. I open Control panel>mail and choose the data files tab, all data files are .pst. The same is true if I go through Profiles. All are located in C:\Users\Myloginname\Documents\Outlook Files\. what is puzzling is that there is also an.ost located in C:\Users\Myloginname\appadata\Local\Microsoft\Outlook. The modified time stamp is current for the ost and pst. Two related questions:
1) Why is there an ost if all accounts are pop and use a pst file as the data file? (I deleted it and it was recreated)
2) If I ensure that the pst is in a backup, can I be sure that restoring it will also restore my calendar, categories, and contacts?
1) Why is there an ost if all accounts are pop and use a pst file as the data file? (I deleted it and it was recreated)
2) If I ensure that the pst is in a backup, can I be sure that restoring it will also restore my calendar, categories, and contacts?