"Thomas M." <NoEmailRepl***@Please.com> wrote in message
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> Outlook 2007
>
> I've recently started having problems with my auto archiving.  I have the
> default settings configured to archive items older than 2 months to a .PST
> file on a network drive (which gets backed up).  I have set both the Inbox
> and Sent Items to auto archive according to the default settings.  All
> other folders auto archive using the settings configured on the folder.
> For example, the Deleted Items folder is set to permanently delete all
> items older than 2 weeks, and the Drafts folder is set to never auto
> archive.
>
> This has been working for a long time, but recently it appears that auto
> archive stopped working for some reason.  I've doubled-checked all the
> settings to make sure that nothing got changed or turned off, and
> everything looks good.  The network drive is available, so it should work.
> If I try to archive messages I can see that the archive process appears to
> be running, but none of the messages actually get archived.  I even went
> to File > Archive, specified a date and file, and then ran the archive and
> it looks like nothing really happened.
>
> I finally resorted to creating an Old folder under both the Inbox and Sent
> Items, dragged old items into those folders, and then ran exports to a
> files--one for Inbox Old and one for Sent Items Old.  When I ran the
> exports I select the "Do not export duplicate items" option.  That got the
> old items out of the Inbox and Sent Items.  Next, I ran an import to bring
> those items back into my archives files.  When I did the import I selected
> the "Do not import duplicates" option.  Despite the fact that I selected
> the "no duplicates" option on both the export and import, I ended up with
> duplicate items in the archive.
>
> So, not only does it appear that the auto archiving is not working
> properly, it looks as if the export/import are also not working properly.
> As things sit now, I have everything where it needs to be, but I have a
> lot of duplicate messages in my archive file.
>
> I have three questions:
>
>     1) What should I check to get auto archiving working again?
>     2) What should I check to make sure that export/import is working
> correctly?
>     3) Is there an easy way to eliminate the duplicate messages in my
> archives file?
>
> Thanks for any help that you can offer?
>
> --Tom
>

"Thomas M." <NoEmailRepl***@Please.com> wrote in message
news:O4456bUkJHA.5836@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Outlook 2007
>
> I've recently started having problems with my auto archiving.  I have the
> default settings configured to archive items older than 2 months to a .PST
> file on a network drive (which gets backed up).  I have set both the Inbox
> and Sent Items to auto archive according to the default settings.  All
> other folders auto archive using the settings configured on the folder.
> For example, the Deleted Items folder is set to permanently delete all
> items older than 2 weeks, and the Drafts folder is set to never auto
> archive.
>
> This has been working for a long time, but recently it appears that auto
> archive stopped working for some reason.  I've doubled-checked all the
> settings to make sure that nothing got changed or turned off, and
> everything looks good.  The network drive is available, so it should work.
> If I try to archive messages I can see that the archive process appears to
> be running, but none of the messages actually get archived.  I even went
> to File > Archive, specified a date and file, and then ran the archive and
> it looks like nothing really happened.
>
> I finally resorted to creating an Old folder under both the Inbox and Sent
> Items, dragged old items into those folders, and then ran exports to a
> files--one for Inbox Old and one for Sent Items Old.  When I ran the
> exports I select the "Do not export duplicate items" option.  That got the
> old items out of the Inbox and Sent Items.  Next, I ran an import to bring
> those items back into my archives files.  When I did the import I selected
> the "Do not import duplicates" option.  Despite the fact that I selected
> the "no duplicates" option on both the export and import, I ended up with
> duplicate items in the archive.
>
> So, not only does it appear that the auto archiving is not working
> properly, it looks as if the export/import are also not working properly.
> As things sit now, I have everything where it needs to be, but I have a
> lot of duplicate messages in my archive file.
>
> I have three questions:
>
>     1) What should I check to get auto archiving working again?
>     2) What should I check to make sure that export/import is working
> correctly?
>     3) Is there an easy way to eliminate the duplicate messages in my
> archives file?
>
> Thanks for any help that you can offer?
>
> --Tom
>

"Thomas M." <NoEmailRepl***@Please.com> wrote in message
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>I think that I've answered questions 2 and 3.  With regard to question 2, I
>was judging the success by whether or not my 2008 Archives.pst file ended
>up with duplicate items.  Because I knew the export/import feature has an
>option to delete duplicate items, I did an export to No Dups.pst, weeding
>out the duplicate items in the process.  I then imported from No Dups.pst
>into 2008 Archives.pst.  Well, looking at the No Dups.pst file size I
>noticed that the file is substantially smaller than a file that contains
>all exported items, so it would seem that the "no duplicates" option *is*
>working.  The duplicates items in the 2008 Archives.pst file then must have
>gotten in there at some earlier date.
>
> As for question 3, I found a utility called the Outlook Duplicate Items
> Remover (ODIR), which is a free download.  It removed the duplicate items
> from my 2008 Archives.pst file.  ODIR moves duplicate items into a
> subfolder so that you can review the results of the operation before
> deleting anything.
>
> --Tom
>
> "Thomas M." <NoEmailRepl***@Please.com> wrote in message
> news:O4456bUkJHA.5836@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Outlook 2007
>>
>> I've recently started having problems with my auto archiving.  I have the
>> default settings configured to archive items older than 2 months to a
>> .PST file on a network drive (which gets backed up).  I have set both the
>> Inbox and Sent Items to auto archive according to the default settings.
>> All other folders auto archive using the settings configured on the
>> folder. For example, the Deleted Items folder is set to permanently
>> delete all items older than 2 weeks, and the Drafts folder is set to
>> never auto archive.
>>
>> This has been working for a long time, but recently it appears that auto
>> archive stopped working for some reason.  I've doubled-checked all the
>> settings to make sure that nothing got changed or turned off, and
>> everything looks good.  The network drive is available, so it should
>> work. If I try to archive messages I can see that the archive process
>> appears to be running, but none of the messages actually get archived.  I
>> even went to File > Archive, specified a date and file, and then ran the
>> archive and it looks like nothing really happened.
>>
>> I finally resorted to creating an Old folder under both the Inbox and
>> Sent Items, dragged old items into those folders, and then ran exports to
>> a files--one for Inbox Old and one for Sent Items Old.  When I ran the
>> exports I select the "Do not export duplicate items" option.  That got
>> the old items out of the Inbox and Sent Items.  Next, I ran an import to
>> bring those items back into my archives files.  When I did the import I
>> selected the "Do not import duplicates" option.  Despite the fact that I
>> selected the "no duplicates" option on both the export and import, I
>> ended up with duplicate items in the archive.
>>
>> So, not only does it appear that the auto archiving is not working
>> properly, it looks as if the export/import are also not working properly.
>> As things sit now, I have everything where it needs to be, but I have a
>> lot of duplicate messages in my archive file.
>>
>> I have three questions:
>>
>>     1) What should I check to get auto archiving working again?
>>     2) What should I check to make sure that export/import is working
>> correctly?
>>     3) Is there an easy way to eliminate the duplicate messages in my
>> archives file?
>>
>> Thanks for any help that you can offer?
>>
>> --Tom
>>
>
>

"Thomas M." <NoEmailRepl***@Please.com> wrote in message
news:O4456bUkJHA.5836@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Outlook 2007
>
> I've recently started having problems with my auto archiving.  I have the
> default settings configured to archive items older than 2 months to a .PST
> file on a network drive (which gets backed up).  I have set both the Inbox
> and Sent Items to auto archive according to the default settings.  All
> other folders auto archive using the settings configured on the folder.
> For example, the Deleted Items folder is set to permanently delete all
> items older than 2 weeks, and the Drafts folder is set to never auto
> archive.
>
> This has been working for a long time, but recently it appears that auto
> archive stopped working for some reason.  I've doubled-checked all the
> settings to make sure that nothing got changed or turned off, and
> everything looks good.  The network drive is available, so it should work.
> If I try to archive messages I can see that the archive process appears to
> be running, but none of the messages actually get archived.  I even went
> to File > Archive, specified a date and file, and then ran the archive and
> it looks like nothing really happened.
>
> I finally resorted to creating an Old folder under both the Inbox and Sent
> Items, dragged old items into those folders, and then ran exports to a
> files--one for Inbox Old and one for Sent Items Old.  When I ran the
> exports I select the "Do not export duplicate items" option.  That got the
> old items out of the Inbox and Sent Items.  Next, I ran an import to bring
> those items back into my archives files.  When I did the import I selected
> the "Do not import duplicates" option.  Despite the fact that I selected
> the "no duplicates" option on both the export and import, I ended up with
> duplicate items in the archive.
>
> So, not only does it appear that the auto archiving is not working
> properly, it looks as if the export/import are also not working properly.
> As things sit now, I have everything where it needs to be, but I have a
> lot of duplicate messages in my archive file.
>
> I have three questions:
>
>     1) What should I check to get auto archiving working again?
>     2) What should I check to make sure that export/import is working
> correctly?
>     3) Is there an easy way to eliminate the duplicate messages in my
> archives file?
>
> Thanks for any help that you can offer?
>
> --Tom
>