XCLN: .Pst and .Pab Files Not Interchangeable

ID: Q148271

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows 95/98 client, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Macintosh client, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft Outlook for Macintosh, Exchange Server Edition, versions 8.0, 8.1, 8.2

SYMPTOMS

The .pst and .pab files are not interchangeable between the Microsoft Exchange Macintosh and Microsoft Exchange Windows clients.

This also applies the Schedule+ file types .sch and .sc2, as well as Offline Folder .ost files and Advanced Security .epf files.


WORKAROUND

For .PST Files

If you need to access Microsoft Exchange messages from both Macintosh and Windows, save everything in your mailbox to the Microsoft Exchange server.

For example:
  1. Log on to a Microsoft Exchange account from a Windows client.


  2. Create a folder on the computer running Microsoft Exchange Server.


  3. Copy all locally saved message (the Windows .pst) to the folder on the server.


  4. Log on to the same Microsoft Exchange account from a Macintosh computer.


  5. Copy all locally saved messages from the server to a personal folder (the Macintosh .pst)


For .PAB Files

If you want to add users from a Macintosh PAB to a Windows PAB, perform the following steps:
  1. Log into the Macintosh Exchange Client, compose a message, and place users from the PAB on the TO: line.


  2. Save the message by selecting Save from the File menu.


  3. The composed message will remain in your Inbox.


  4. Log into a Windows Exchange Client and open the saved message.


  5. Right click on a user on the To: line and select Add to Personal Address Book.


For .SCH Files

If you need to access Microsoft Schedule+ information from both Macintosh and Windows, keep all Schedule+ information in your server (shared) schedule to the Microsoft Exchange server. Do not use a local Schedule+ .sch file.

For example:
  1. Log on to a Microsoft Exchange account from a Windows client.


  2. Start Schedule+ and click "I do not want a schedule file on this machine."


  3. If the profile already existed and Schedule+ is already configured with a local file:

    • On the Tools menu, click Options.


    • On the Synchronize tab, clear the "Work Primarily From Local File" check box. Click OK.


  4. Log on to the same Microsoft Exchange account from a Macintosh computer.


  5. Start Schedule+ and either select to not have a schedule file on this computer

    -OR-

    Disable the local schedule file as done in step 3.


For .OST Files

Offline Folder files are simply a mirror image of what is in your server mailbox. Re-createOffline folder files on the platform for which they are intended to be used.

For .EPF Files

Issue Advanced Security files and save them locally for each platform for which they are intended to be used.

Additional query words: ol97 Outlook Migrate Migration import

Keywords : kbusage XCLN
Version : MACINTOSH:8.0,8.1,8.2; WINDOWS:4.0,5.0
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: June 1, 1999
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