Problem openning up .pst file

Sitt · 16 Dec 2006 at 23:54

Earlier I created a backup of Outlook onto a cd, now after I have reformated I'm trying to import the PST file but it keeps coming up with the following message that I don't have permission to open the pst file. I have copied the pst file to my desktop but it still won't open from there. I think that i may have to remove the read only setting but not sure how to do this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

bitslice · 16 Dec 2006 at 23:58

Sitt said:
I think that i may have to remove the read only setting

yep

r.click .pst file
properties
untick "read-only" box

Sitt · 17 Dec 2006 at 00:01

Thanks will give it a shot

Deathwish · 17 Dec 2006 at 00:33

How big is the PST? Usually anything over a gig will become automagically corrupt.

Andyt_uk · 17 Dec 2006 at 00:46

Search your PC for scanpst i think. Try running that against the PST.

leigho · 17 Dec 2006 at 05:32

Nah, like he says it will be the read only attribute on the file. Corruption occurs at around 2GB although that's largely been fixed in Outlook 2003. There's no need to go down the scanpst route yet.

Sitt · 17 Dec 2006 at 08:36

The file is way under a gig. When creating a backup in Outlook 2003 is it normal for the pst file to be created as read only?

oddjob62 · 17 Dec 2006 at 10:24

Sitt said:
The file is way under a gig. When creating a backup in Outlook 2003 is it normal for the pst file to be created as read only?

If you burn to CD then copy back to your hard drive it usually copies back as read only.

Deathwish · 17 Dec 2006 at 13:46

leigho said:
Nah, like he says it will be the read only attribute on the file. Corruption occurs at around 2GB although that's largely been fixed in Outlook 2003. There's no need to go down the scanpst route yet.

Outlook 2000 on our corporate side like to corrupt at 1Gig, which is nice :rolleyes:

We are trying to get everyone away from PST's and into Vaulting, yay