Outlook 2002 (XP) Archiving issue 1

[tfarley]

I have a strange problem with my archiving. I have set up
archiving on my inbox and all subfolders to archive
anything older than 6 months. I have double checked that
each folder has archive settings activated. When I
perform the upgrade my folder structure is recreated,
however not one message is copied, even though I have
mails that are 2 years old. I cannot see any obvious
cause.

Has anyone got any ideas?

Thanks,

Tony

 

[zigcoors]

Outlook does not Archive on the received flag, but on the last modified flag. Open up one of the emails that will not archive - File > Properties and check the last modified date - You will probably find this date is less than six months old. The date changes when you move mail to sub- folders or open it, may also change if you upgrade Outlook.

Hope this is of help.

 

[tfarley]

Thank you for your help, unfortunately it seems as though when a brick level backup is performed it changes the modified date of the message. It seems as though there is no workaround!

Thanks anyway

 

[zigcoors]

You could try setting up an Inbox rule - taking the advanced options and using the rec'd date to move mail to your archive pst. I have not tried this - but it may work. Worth a try - other wise it will mean manually moving the mail - Unless anyone knows differently!.

Ian

 

[tfarley]

Well it does work, thanks for the tip!