[AccessD] [dba-OT] Retrieving Contacts from Outlook

Martin martinreid at gmail.com
Sat Nov 13 14:17:27 CST 2021


This any use

https://www.google.com/amp/s/lettoknow.com/extract-contacts-from-pst-file-without-outlook/amp/

Martin

On Sat, 13 Nov 2021, 20:10 Rocky Smolin, <rockysmolin2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Another possibility - do you know how to tell Outlook not to connect to the
> Exchange Server?  GoDaddy helped me configure Outlook for the new 365
> version (I didn;t have to pay for it, but I didn't have the option not to
> use it), and I don't remember what they did.
>
> I did open my archive pst and if I could get Outlook to see that as the
> operative file instead of the .ost file on a remote server, then I might be
> able to do and export of the .pst file
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 12:04 PM Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin2 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I have the .pst files locally.  That's where the contacts are stored (I
> > think).  I no longer have access to the .ost files. Is there a way to
> > export data from a .pst file outside of outlook?
> >
> > r
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 12:02 PM John Bartow via dba-OT <
> > dba-ot at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
> >
> >> With an exchange server you don’t have a pst file with outlook you have
> >> an ost file. It’s kind of a holding place for synchronizing with
> exchange.
> >>
> >> There are utilities available for extracting what is available in an ost
> >> file. They often times have a free version for trial or personal use.
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >> > On Nov 13, 2021, at 1:50 PM, Rocky Smolin via dba-OT <
> >> dba-ot at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Problem there is that I cant use the export feature without linking
> to
> >> the
> >> > exchange server.  And that I no longer have access to.  But the
> contacts
> >> > are still in there locally.  Somewhere.  Maybe in the .pst file?
> >> >
> >> > r
> >> >
> >> >> On Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 11:10 AM John Bartow via dba-OT <
> >> >> dba-ot at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Off the top of my head, I think I used the export feature and choose
> >> >> export to a file. Then choose the contacts folder.
> >> >>
> >> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >> >>
> >> >>> On Nov 13, 2021, at 1:06 PM, Rocky Smolin via dba-OT <
> >> >> dba-ot at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Dear List(s):
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I recently switched to gmail and gave up my website and domain.
> >> Before
> >> >>> that happened, GoDaddy switched me to Outlook 365, so my Outlook
> >> opened
> >> >> the
> >> >>> outlook Exchange Server.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Now I need to get all my contacts from Outlook for another purpose,
> >> and
> >> >> of
> >> >>> course, the standard export process doesn't work because I can no
> >> longer
> >> >>> link to the Exchange server.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> However, running this Outlook without linking to the exchange
> server,
> >> I
> >> >> can
> >> >>> go to my address book and see all my contacts. But I can't seem to
> >> find a
> >> >>> way to export them.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Does anyone know how this can be done?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> MMTIA
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Rocky
> >> >>
> >>
> >
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