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
    2024-09-11T06:12:11+00:00

    Really? Seems I overread that point - obviously I want to continue to write into pst & archive emails. Then this is really not what we need...

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-10T16:12:25+00:00

    Frank,

    This is limited progress as it is read only. Many of us are looking for full read/ write access as we want to use PST to archive recent emails as well going forwards.

    Richard

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-08-25T15:20:45+00:00

    When I saw the option to change to the new version, I thought I'd try it and, of course, I found out the nightmare that Microsoft has completely shown that is an absolutely lack of caring and disregard for their consumers.

    I did take note that it allows us to revert back to the old one, at this time (how kind of them). I am trying to figure out how I want to handle all my old records before Microsoft does its' final transition, which I understand is the last quarter of this year.

    It was an easy revert back. Hopefully, reverting back works as easy for others as it did for me. The most difficult task will be figuring out how to deal with my other pst files. As of right now, I moved them all into the current 356 account until I can figure out what to do with them before the last quarter of the year.

    Here is the Microsoft link to how to revert back to the old: Toggling out of the new Outlook for Windows preview - Microsoft Support

    Good luck to all of us!

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-07-28T12:13:48+00:00

    Don't you have the option to revert to the old version?

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-07-20T03:57:42+00:00

    I will try Microsoft/Office 365 and let everyone know

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