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

[Rocky Smolin]

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
>> >>
>>
>