OL98: (IMO) Creating a New Personal Folder for an IMO Account

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If your Personal Folder file is moved, renamed, or becomes damaged, you need to point to its new location or create a new one. Microsoft Outlook (Internet Mail Only) prompts you during startup if the Personal Folder cannot be found or its file name is not recognized.

Create a New Personal Folder

To create a new Personal Folder, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Find, and click Files Or Folders.
2. In the Named box, type "*.pst" (without the quotation marks). In the Look In list, select My Computer. Click Find Now.
   
   The folder may have a name like: Outlook.pst, mailbox.pst, or <username>.pst.
3. Right-click the Personal Folder and click Rename on the shortcut menu. Type a new file name and then press ENTER.
4. Close the Find All Files dialog box.

Create or Open a New Personal Folder

Method 1

1. Start Outlook. If you receive a message stating that your Personal Folder could not be found, click OK.
2. Type a name for the file if you need to create a new one, or locate the folder where the new Personal Folder is, click it and then click Open.

Method 2

1. On the File menu, point to New, and click Personal Folders File (.pst).
2. Type the name of the new Personal Folder. Verify and change the file location if necessary. Click Create.
   
   NOTE: Do not use the name mailbox.pst.
3. Verify and change the information if necessary, and then click OK.
4. If the Folder List does not appear, click Folder List on the View menu.
5. Right-click the new Personal Folders, click "Properties for <Personal Folders>," and click "Deliver POP mail to this personal folders file," and click OK.
6. On the File menu, click Exit. Restart Outlook.
7. In the Folder List, right-click the Personal Folders not associated with Outlook Today, click Properties, click Advanced, and verify that the path of this file is different than the one you created in step 2. Click OK twice.
8. In the Folder List, right-click the Personal Folders not associated with Outlook Today, and click Close "Personal Folders Name."
   
   NOTE: This closes the connection between Outlook and the folder. It does not delete it.

Method 3

If you are unable to start Outlook, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Find, and click Files Or Folders.
2. In the Named box, type "*.pst" (without the quotation marks). In the Look In list, click My Computer. Click Find Now.
3. Click the file, and change the file name extension to .psx by clicking Rename on the File menu. Repeat this for each file found, and close the Find Files dialog box.
4. Start Outlook. Click OK when you receive the following message:
   The file <filename>.pst could not be found
5. Type a name for the new Personal Folder file, and click OK.
6. When you receive the message which tells you the location messages are delivered has changed, click Yes.