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02-Jul-2008, 04:31 AM #1
Solved: Outlook 2003 - how to move cached contacts to a different PC
Is there any way to move the cached contacts to another PC.....

For example; if you send an email to a new email address, (say kjd@test.com) outlook saves it somewhere, and the next time you type K, that address, plus all the other ones beginning with K will drop down.

The email address is not in the address book, as it would have had to be added manually.


If someone know where these contacts are stored, and if they can be moved, it'd be a great help.
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02-Jul-2008, 06:47 AM #2
The auto-complete suggestions in Outlook come from what is called a nickname list that is generated by Outlook over an extended period of time. The files that are used with the nickname list have the extension .nk2 and are usually stored in the following location:

C:\Documents and Settings\your-profile\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook


These .nk2 files may be hidden so make sure to enabling viewing of hidden files within Windows explorer. Once you find the files you can try copying them from one Windows profile to another to see if the auto-suggestions will be transferred. I've never done this myself but I would assume the you would need the same contacts in your contacts folder or address book as well.

You can also type the first few letters of an email address and press CTRL + K to autoresolve the address or bring up the list of possible values to choose from.

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09-Jul-2008, 09:57 AM #3
Thanks
Cheers for that tip, it worked a treat.


I didn't try it till today, was way too busy!!
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09-Jul-2008, 01:57 PM #4
Glad to help. Feel free to mark this thread as solved.

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