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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.
Using Classic Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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You can switch back right now. However, at the end of the year we will be forced to use the new.
Mailstore is a proper alternative. However one of the drawbacks is that the free single user subscription does not support automated archiving. So, even with Mailstore installed, this new Outlook still is no improvement what so ever..... This is truly a shame and MS UNWORTHY....!
I was thinking of doing that too. I've got about 4GB in my ,pst. However, I believe there are a lot of duplicates there as a result of a number of clumsy attempts at consolidation. Yes, I know there are apps to clean up .pst files but it should be provided as an MS tool. I don't trust those 3rd party apps. They might cause more trouble than they are worth. I also notice that the current cloud archive also has numerous duplicates but there is no way to fix that except manually. So, if the ,pst is put into the cloud, there will be even more duplicates. MS would be wise to have a provision to capture duplicates, otherwise their cloud storage will fill very quickly.
One suggestion I might be doing ..
Within the exising oulook which I'm currently using and able to open .pst files .. I will open all the .pst files i have .. one by one .. then will move the content from them into my existing inbox "which is currently on the cloud" then will move these old emails into sub-folders "also within the cloud" then will upgrade to the new outlook with "ALL" my previous emails and current emails will be aceesible since they are already on the cloud ..
It is still a plan .. which I need to make sure it will work .. hopefully
Bye new Outlook - hello old Outlook.
For my way of working this is not negotiable. I need multiple pst files.