Why can't I get a CONTACTS folder when I create a new .PST

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I'm trying to create a .PST file for my Mother-in-Law (some danger involved
here).

When I create the file, and open it in Outlook, there is no CONTACTs folder.
I've looked through help, and anyplace else I can find. no joy in the text.

Any help? Why isn't there a contacts folder in the .pst file? How can I
make it happen?

I tried creating a "contacts" folder, but it really isn't a contacts folder.
 
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After furious head scratching, JohnPod asked:

| I'm trying to create a .PST file for my Mother-in-Law (some danger
| involved here).
|
| When I create the file, and open it in Outlook, there is no CONTACTs
| folder. I've looked through help, and anyplace else I can find. no
| joy in the text.
|
| Any help? Why isn't there a contacts folder in the .pst file? How
| can I make it happen?
|
| I tried creating a "contacts" folder, but it really isn't a contacts
| folder.
 
I fixed it - really stupid. Needed to do "file, new" and specify that I
wanted a folder to store contacts.

Really stupid, but working now.
 
JohnPod said:
I'm trying to create a .PST file for my Mother-in-Law (some danger
involved here).

When I create the file, and open it in Outlook, there is no CONTACTs
folder. I've looked through help, and anyplace else I can find. no
joy in the text.
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When you first add a PST, if it is not the default delivery location, it
will contain only the Deleted Items folder. You can either add a Contacts
folder yourself (File>New>Folder), or make the new PST the delivery
location. That will cause Outlook to populate it with all the default
folders.
 
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