Can I set the standard file type for saving Outlook e-mails as files to plain text/.txt?

I was able to rename/delete the .ost file associated with the email account and once it rebuilt the problem was fixed. After closing Outlook, rename the file.

As an example: *** Die E-Mail-Adresse wurde aus Datenschutzgründen entfernt. *** => rename that file to *** Die E-Mail-Adresse wurde aus Datenschutzgründen entfernt. ***.

Restart Outlook and it will make a new file with *** Die E-Mail-Adresse wurde aus Datenschutzgründen entfernt. ***

The respective file can be found in : C:\user\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook

Regards, Seref

ok. the issue happend again this morning. folder is empty now. changing date of the "RoamCache" Folder is 15.01.2021 02:56

no automatic reboot this time, as far as i can see.

i set file history inactive now; already set it to defaults before.

set synology backup to manual.

will now test again a few days.

edit:

started outlook; creation date of the .ost files 16.01.21 10:45

did a online repair of office now.

Hi everyone,

I figured it out.

The problem was not related to outlook, but to googlemail. Got to:

Settings -> Accounts -> "Send as" (section)

There you can set e-mail addresses other than the account e-mail address as default e-mail address. This was the case for me, which resulted in the described "on behalf of" instead of "as" problems.

Yours,

Michael

If the file is already open use a FOR EACH loop and the LIKE operator to compare all filenames if they match.

Sub Test()

Dim Wb As Workbook



For Each Wb In Workbooks

If Wb.Name Like "*20190426*" Then

'Reference found

Exit For

End If

Next

End Sub

Otherwise you have to search for all files in the specific directory and compare that names. If all files are in a single directory you can use DIR to find the files.

Sub Test()

Dim Wb As Workbook

Dim Path As String, FName As String



Path = "Z:\"

FName = Dir(Path & "*.xlsx")

Do While FName <> ""

If FName Like "*20190426*" Then

'Reference found, open the file

Set Wb = Workbooks.Open(Path & FName)

Exit Do

End If

FName = Dir

Loop

End Sub

Otherwise I suggest that you download my FileSearch class to search for the file.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tuqw83m802x6jn7/AAALmSmkkRszpreiM8AUjx7va?dl=1

Andreas.

Sorry about the translation. I forgot to disable it before.

There are utilities that will sync google calendars with Outlook - companionlink or gsyncit are two popular ones.

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Before the trouble regarding e-mails I had 3 calendars in outlook now it is only one.

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Were you using IMAP before? Without seeing your Outlook, its hard to say what might have happened.

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Are the manual saved PST and by the windows backup tool saved file useless?

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No. They can be opened in Outlook.

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Where are calendar and contacts located in Outlook?

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They are in the default data file. If you have an IMAP account and the data file is set as default, the calendar & contacts are in folders name "Calendar (this computer only" and "contacts (this computer only)".

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Can I access the OST file, how? There is one OST file for each mail account.

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OST files can only be opened by the account and profile that created it. So backups can be restored *if* if the account that created it is still in your profile. Otherwise, you need to use use a 3rd party utility to get data out of the ost file.

Generally speaking, there is nothing in the ost you would need, since it is a copy of what is on the mail server. But if its an IMAP data file, you might have calendar & contacts in it - those do not sync to the server.