Rules: The Operation Failed

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Boppy

Hi guys, some time ago I had a problem and Outlook shut down and I had
to run the pst repair. That caused my inbox to be renamed lost and
found/8802. I have since deleted that file and created a new folder
called Inbox that my mail goes to.

Unfortunately when I deleted the lost/found folder, my rules went with
it. When I now select Tools/Rules and Alerts, I get the error message
"The operation failed. An object could not be found".

So what to do? If I restore the backup I'm just back to having
everything sit in that annoying lost and found folder. Is there any
way to have Outlook treat my new Inbox as the real deal and let me
apply rules?

Thanks in advance for advice,
Jo
 
Boppy said:
So what to do? If I restore the backup I'm just back to having
everything sit in that annoying lost and found folder. Is there any
way to have Outlook treat my new Inbox as the real deal and let me
apply rules?
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Were I faced with this, I'd make this old PST the delivery location again
and start Outlook with the /resetfoldernames command switch if my version of
Outlook supported it. (Who can say whether or not yours does, since you
never mentioned your version.) If that didn't work, then, still using the
old PST as delivery, I'd try exporting the rules, switching to a new PST,
and imprting the rules again.
 
Were I faced with this, I'd make this old PST the delivery location again
and start Outlook with the /resetfoldernames command switch if my version of
Outlook supported it. (Who can say whether or not yours does, since you
never mentioned your version.) If that didn't work, then, still using the
old PST as delivery, I'd try exporting the rules, switching to a new PST,
and imprting the rules again.
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Sorry Brian, I'm using Outlook 07 on Vista.

Would you be kind enough to enlighten me about the /resetfoldernames
command switch?

Jo
 
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