Contacts System folder listed as sub folder of Calendar

rreed87139 · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

I have two users that have their contacts in Outlook listed as a subfolder of
the Calendar. I cannot move the contacts to the the Mailbox - username
directory in the client because it is a system folder and it returns an error
that you can't move a system folders. Hmm how did they move then????
I was hoping someone might have a creative way to resolve this issue. I was
going to back the mail up to a couple pst's, blow away the mailbox, then
rebuild using the pst files. Of course when importing the calendar restore I
would not include the subfolders and hope that resolves the issue.
I would prefer an alternate method if there is one. I am in a Law Firm and
the users have unlimited mailbox sizes for reasons only known to the previous
admin.
I guess it can be fun exporting 3GB's of mail to a pst and importing it back
to a new mailbox but it would be nice just to drag the folder up to where it
is supposed to be in the structure.
Was wondering if there is a registry hack, patch, utlity, or hotfix that
anyone has come accross for this issue.
I'd appreciate any ideas.

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Henning Krause [MVP - Exc · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 142

Hello,

if the mailbox actually resides on an exchange server, than you can use any
other API do move the folder back to it's actual position - it's actually
Outlook blocking you from moving the folder, not Exchange.

One way do do this, is using Mistaya, a program I wrote quite some time ago.
You can find it on my website (http://www.infinitec.de).

Best regards,
Henning Krause

"rreed87139" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
>I have two users that have their contacts in Outlook listed as a subfolder
>of
> the Calendar. I cannot move the contacts to the the Mailbox - username
> directory in the client because it is a system folder and it returns an
> error
> that you can't move a system folders. Hmm how did they move then????
> I was hoping someone might have a creative way to resolve this issue. I
> was
> going to back the mail up to a couple pst's, blow away the mailbox, then
> rebuild using the pst files. Of course when importing the calendar
> restore I
> would not include the subfolders and hope that resolves the issue.
> I would prefer an alternate method if there is one. I am in a Law Firm and
> the users have unlimited mailbox sizes for reasons only known to the
> previous
> admin.
> I guess it can be fun exporting 3GB's of mail to a pst and importing it
> back
> to a new mailbox but it would be nice just to drag the folder up to where
> it
> is supposed to be in the structure.
> Was wondering if there is a registry hack, patch, utlity, or hotfix that
> anyone has come accross for this issue.
> I'd appreciate any ideas.
>
>
>

Lee Derbyshire [MVP] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 363

"rreed87139" wrote in message@microsoft.com...
> I have two users that have their contacts in Outlook listed as a
subfolder of
> the Calendar. I cannot move the contacts to the the Mailbox -
username
> directory in the client because it is a system folder and it returns
an error
> that you can't move a system folders. Hmm how did they move then????
> I was hoping someone might have a creative way to resolve this
issue. I was
> going to back the mail up to a couple pst's, blow away the mailbox,
then
> rebuild using the pst files. Of course when importing the calendar
restore I
> would not include the subfolders and hope that resolves the issue.
> I would prefer an alternate method if there is one. I am in a Law
Firm and
> the users have unlimited mailbox sizes for reasons only known to the
previous
> admin.
> I guess it can be fun exporting 3GB's of mail to a pst and importing
it back
> to a new mailbox but it would be nice just to drag the folder up to
where it
> is supposed to be in the structure.
> Was wondering if there is a registry hack, patch, utlity, or hotfix
that
> anyone has come accross for this issue.
> I'd appreciate any ideas.

I think Outlook Web Access allowed you to move and delete the special
folders, until they patched it. This might be something you can fix
with Outlook.exe -resetfolders
http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/techinfo/tips/outlooktip02.asp
although I haven't tried it.

Lee.

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