Outlook backup add-in not changing location

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I am migrating from my old XP PC the a new Windows 7 64bit one. I have
carried out a fresh install of Office and migrated all my old .pst files
successfully. I downloaded and installed the Outlook tool from the internet
and it has installed successfully.

When I open backup I have given the new location for my backup files. When
I close Outlook I am prompted to save my backup, but when I do it say that it
cannot find the location. The problem is that the location it cannot find is
the one from the old machine which does not exist on the new one. When I
open Outlook again and go to backup it has correctly remembered the new
location.

Why is it still trying to backup to my old location? Is there something in
the files that I migrated that is overriding my new location setting? How
can I get the backup tool to recognise my change in location?

Any ideas?

David
 
It must be getting late! I've worked it out for myself.

I have more that one .pst file to backup and I highlighted them all and set
the location stupidly thinking that the location was common to all. In fact
each one has to have its location set individually by checking each file in
turn THEN you can select multiple files and they each backup to their own
location. Either its a usability problem or, as I say, it's late!

David
 
Roady,

Thanks, you got it in one - as you can see from my second post I got there
myself eventually. I didn't have to resort to the forceful method your link
described - it was all possible with the backup add-in.

Cheers,

David
 
Good to hear and you're welcome! :-)



wings said:
Roady,

Thanks, you got it in one - as you can see from my second post I got there
myself eventually. I didn't have to resort to the forceful method your
link
described - it was all possible with the backup add-in.

Cheers,

David
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