How to move the Contacts folder?

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Hello,

One of my users did something to her Outlook where her Contacts folder is a
subfolder in her calender folder. If I try to drag it back to where it shoud
be I get an error message stating that the folder is unmovable(which she
should have got in the first place). I tried repairing office, Uninstalling
and re-installing, but nothing works. Does anyone know how I may move the
contacts folder back to its original place. This isnt a personal contacts
folder but the actual original contacts folder in outlook. Please let me
know any ideas. Thank you!
 
Where did you drag it back?
I can easily drag mine back to the Root folder, which is where it belongs.
Is this a PST file or an Exchange mailbox?
 
It is an exchange mail box running from Exchange server 2003. I tried moving
it back to the root rolder which would be Mailbox - Username and I get an
error message stating "This is a system folder, can not be moved, blah blah
blah... I dont know why it would have allowed the Contacts folder to be
moved as a subfolder under calendar in the first place, but not it wont move
back to the root directory.. Im lost

Russ Valentine said:
Where did you drag it back?
I can easily drag mine back to the Root folder, which is where it belongs.
Is this a PST file or an Exchange mailbox?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Michael B said:
Hello,

One of my users did something to her Outlook where her Contacts folder is
a
subfolder in her calender folder. If I try to drag it back to where it
shoud
be I get an error message stating that the folder is unmovable(which she
should have got in the first place). I tried repairing office,
Uninstalling
and re-installing, but nothing works. Does anyone know how I may move the
contacts folder back to its original place. This isnt a personal contacts
folder but the actual original contacts folder in outlook. Please let me
know any ideas. Thank you!
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Then you have an Exchange question rather than an Outlook question, and I
can't help. Sorry. It's always best to post the relevant details when you
post a question.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Michael B said:
It is an exchange mail box running from Exchange server 2003. I tried
moving
it back to the root rolder which would be Mailbox - Username and I get an
error message stating "This is a system folder, can not be moved, blah
blah
blah... I dont know why it would have allowed the Contacts folder to be
moved as a subfolder under calendar in the first place, but not it wont
move
back to the root directory.. Im lost

Russ Valentine said:
Where did you drag it back?
I can easily drag mine back to the Root folder, which is where it
belongs.
Is this a PST file or an Exchange mailbox?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Michael B said:
Hello,

One of my users did something to her Outlook where her Contacts folder
is
a
subfolder in her calender folder. If I try to drag it back to where it
shoud
be I get an error message stating that the folder is unmovable(which
she
should have got in the first place). I tried repairing office,
Uninstalling
and re-installing, but nothing works. Does anyone know how I may move
the
contacts folder back to its original place. This isnt a personal
contacts
folder but the actual original contacts folder in outlook. Please let
me
know any ideas. Thank you!
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
My apologies.. I thought because Outlook was the client that this would be an
Outlook question. The user did this while using outlook on her desktop
machine

Russ Valentine said:
Then you have an Exchange question rather than an Outlook question, and I
can't help. Sorry. It's always best to post the relevant details when you
post a question.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Michael B said:
It is an exchange mail box running from Exchange server 2003. I tried
moving
it back to the root rolder which would be Mailbox - Username and I get an
error message stating "This is a system folder, can not be moved, blah
blah
blah... I dont know why it would have allowed the Contacts folder to be
moved as a subfolder under calendar in the first place, but not it wont
move
back to the root directory.. Im lost

Russ Valentine said:
Where did you drag it back?
I can easily drag mine back to the Root folder, which is where it
belongs.
Is this a PST file or an Exchange mailbox?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Hello,

One of my users did something to her Outlook where her Contacts folder
is
a
subfolder in her calender folder. If I try to drag it back to where it
shoud
be I get an error message stating that the folder is unmovable(which
she
should have got in the first place). I tried repairing office,
Uninstalling
and re-installing, but nothing works. Does anyone know how I may move
the
contacts folder back to its original place. This isnt a personal
contacts
folder but the actual original contacts folder in outlook. Please let
me
know any ideas. Thank you!
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I understand and it would be were the user using a PST file. Outlook has
less control over what happens in an Exchange mailbox and remedies there
usually require actions by the Exchange administrator.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Michael B said:
My apologies.. I thought because Outlook was the client that this would be
an
Outlook question. The user did this while using outlook on her desktop
machine

Russ Valentine said:
Then you have an Exchange question rather than an Outlook question, and I
can't help. Sorry. It's always best to post the relevant details when you
post a question.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Michael B said:
It is an exchange mail box running from Exchange server 2003. I tried
moving
it back to the root rolder which would be Mailbox - Username and I get
an
error message stating "This is a system folder, can not be moved, blah
blah
blah... I dont know why it would have allowed the Contacts folder to
be
moved as a subfolder under calendar in the first place, but not it wont
move
back to the root directory.. Im lost

:

Where did you drag it back?
I can easily drag mine back to the Root folder, which is where it
belongs.
Is this a PST file or an Exchange mailbox?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Hello,

One of my users did something to her Outlook where her Contacts
folder
is
a
subfolder in her calender folder. If I try to drag it back to where
it
shoud
be I get an error message stating that the folder is unmovable(which
she
should have got in the first place). I tried repairing office,
Uninstalling
and re-installing, but nothing works. Does anyone know how I may
move
the
contacts folder back to its original place. This isnt a personal
contacts
folder but the actual original contacts folder in outlook. Please
let
me
know any ideas. Thank you!
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