Cannot find folder on new drive. What am I missing?
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Cannot find folder on new drive. What am I missing?
Situation: Home office with two networked computers. Yesterday, Mrs A’s computer would not start; fried motherboard. Bought new computer. Supplier installed XP Pro. Had supplier install her old “C” drive as the new “E” drive. Good so far. Conversion / transfer has to be in order. MS does not like surprises. Reinstalled MS Office on C: to get Outlook. Good. Outlook up and running. Left e-mail messages on server for time being. Now have to move “.pst” files from E: to C:
Did a search and find “Outlook.pst” files on both drives as expected. Drive letter:\Documents and Settings\XXX\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft Data\ Outlook. Again so far, so good.
Using Explore to find files and nothing on either drive. That is: after user name the “Local Settings” does not appear in either drive. I have checked my computer and the path is the on my C: drive. I want to drag and drop her “.pst” files from E: to C:
I suspect that I have missed a switch somewhere in the setup. Has anybody got any ideas?
Did a search and find “Outlook.pst” files on both drives as expected. Drive letter:\Documents and Settings\XXX\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft Data\ Outlook. Again so far, so good.
Using Explore to find files and nothing on either drive. That is: after user name the “Local Settings” does not appear in either drive. I have checked my computer and the path is the on my C: drive. I want to drag and drop her “.pst” files from E: to C:
I suspect that I have missed a switch somewhere in the setup. Has anybody got any ideas?
Spoon PPRuNerist & Mad Inistrator
Yes, the folders are hidden - you will need to go to My Computer / Tools / Folder Options / View and tick or untick the relevant boxes.
Also, you will need to be running as an admin or equivalent.
SD
Also, you will need to be running as an admin or equivalent.
SD
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