New Outlook won't open .pst files

Anonymous
2023-05-09T05:07:51+00:00

The new version of Outlook for Windows (Microsoft Outlook Version 1.2023.425.600 - Production) no longer allows me to open my old .pst archive files.

All documentation refers to a File menu that this version does not have at all.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-09-20T12:33:05+00:00

    Microsoft insidiously introduces new policies and software and it is only after months later that one gets to find out the problems they cause their customers is widespread throughout the globe. Primarily to generate even greater profit. I'm told POP3 is not considered appropriate. My Btconnect account stopped working in April and no one knew why. As a result I have lost access to twenty two years of emails stored in a pst file. Okay I can get software to read the emails but I cannot do anything else. This is a huge let-down by a company presumably trusted everywhere. Unfortunately we are at the whim of a multintional who puts profit before customer care.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-09-20T11:06:25+00:00

    Jenny, you are obsoletely correct. I found an application that handles the PST files as well as current emails stored in servers.

    It is called MailStore and can be free for single user or paid for business and corporations, It has a powerful search engine.

    I hope this helps.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-09-20T10:50:39+00:00

    This is ridiculous that they didn't make pst file available and asking people to try. There are lots of business users with years of achived email for compliance / retention purposes. Without all the historical emails on pst. file, this new outlook can just go to trash.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-08-25T15:48:24+00:00

    Posted by foo on Jul 26th, 2023 at 1:32 PM Microsoft Office 365Microsoft Exchange Some of you may not have encountered it yet....
    However the *New* outlook preview in Office 365, does not support PST.
    Caused a bit of a panic when users tried the preview and lost access to tons of historical data (Resumed on switching back it was just a shot across the bow)

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/getting-started-with-the-new-outlook-for-windows-656bb8d9...

    They have it on the roadmap, with a No*, detailed as "*Coming Soon"
    No indication on "Soon" for that support, only when it will be shoved at you.
    And no guarantee it will make release.

    https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/outlook/mail-amp-calendar-apps-will-be-replaced-with-new-outlook-for/m-p/3850309

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-08-25T15:38:54+00:00

    I appreciate your reply and will look into it. Thanks!

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