Outlook 2002:, how to remove backup?

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I use a third party widget which pulls data from my Outlook 2002 and shows them
on my desktop. This works fine, but for a lot of double entries. I think this
is because deleted data are still in an Outlook backup file. (the double
entries were caused by wrongly synchen with a Palm handheld).

I emptied the deleted items folder.

I have done a search and found outlook.pst, but no backup outlook.pst.
I have "show hidden and system files" checked.

Googling gives a lot of hits, but they are all about how to backup Outlook
data, not about removing the backup itself.

Can some tell me how to remove the backup?
Thank you.

(I don't use Outlook for mail, I am only interested in removing calendar data).
 
What created the Outlook backup file? I would look in that program's folder
to start.

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After furious head scratching, A.Translator asked:

| I use a third party widget which pulls data from my Outlook 2002 and
| shows them on my desktop. This works fine, but for a lot of double
| entries. I think this is because deleted data are still in an Outlook
| backup file. (the double entries were caused by wrongly synchen with
| a Palm handheld).
|
| I emptied the deleted items folder.
|
| I have done a search and found outlook.pst, but no backup outlook.pst.
| I have "show hidden and system files" checked.
|
| Googling gives a lot of hits, but they are all about how to backup
| Outlook data, not about removing the backup itself.
|
| Can some tell me how to remove the backup?
| Thank you.
|
| (I don't use Outlook for mail, I am only interested in removing
| calendar data).
 
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] schreef op 7-1-2006
What created the Outlook backup file? I would look in that program's folder
to start
Click to expand...

I haven't got a clue.
From my search on the Internet about the subject, I may have drawn the wrong
conclusions. I thought outlook always made a backup file

I stand corrected.
 
Outlook has an add-in provided by Microsoft that is an optional download
from their Office site that you have to manually invoke to create a backup.
No automatic backup is ever created - even running scanpst.exe gives you the
option to create a backup but it is not automatic.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, A.Translator asked:

| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] schreef op 7-1-2006
|| What created the Outlook backup file? I would look in that
|| program's folder to start
|
| I haven't got a clue.
| From my search on the Internet about the subject, I may have drawn
| the wrong conclusions. I thought outlook always made a backup file
|
| I stand corrected.
 
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] schreef op 7-1-2006
No automatic backup is ever created - even running scanpst.exe gives you the
option to create a backup but it is not automatic.
Click to expand...

Thank you. I was obviously misinformed.
 
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