I have a Microsoft Exchange 2007 with a 40gb Public folder.Somebody did an Archive of the old email to a Desktop Computer. He saved the files on the D Drive. (Not sure how) They are a bunch of folder with the same structure than the public folder but the eml files are in a zip folder.Somebody reformated that Machine but he left the D Drive intact. (Thanks God).The Problem is that when we try to Access the files from the public folder we get.http://ComputerName/aaWeb/msg.aspx?g=220f7536-09d4-48a5-ac74-4e78482e6765If I go to the D drive on the Desktop I can see old the folders with the emails inside zip files.If there Any Easy way add those files back to the public folder or to point the back those emails back.Please help.

Usually, the public folder data will be saved in a PST file. Can’t you move the messages from zipped folder back to the public folder via outlook?James Luo TechNet Subscriber Support (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/ms788697.aspx) If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com

My Friend. The Data is not on a PST folder. All the emails are on Folders on the D: drive on the Desktop. Not sure how this guy moved the emails to that desktop. This is the path that shows on the public folder when the emails are on the desktop http://ComputerName/aaWeb/msg.aspx?g=220f7536-09d4-48a5-ac74-4e78482e6765

Quote: “path that shows on the public folder” So, when users attempt to access the items in a specific public folder by clicking them in the outlook, they get a URL path in the Internet Explorer instead of opening the items? Can’t you drag & drop the items from drive back to public folder in the outlook?James Luo TechNet Subscriber Support (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/ms788697.aspx) If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com

When users attempt to access the items in a specific public folder by clicking them in the outlook, they get a URL path in the Internet Explorer instead of opening the items?YesIf I drag and drop the files, It will copy the compress email and not the email.I can decompress all the emails and move then back. But I have 1000's of email and 100's of folder.I was thinking if I can rename the computer using the old path and create an Virtual Directory or something like that.

I think it’s better to move the items back, so users can access the content from the public folder database which is the expected behavior. And, it will avoid the potential issue for users James Luo TechNet Subscriber Support (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/ms788697.aspx) If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com

Hello, I tried to move the Folders back to a PST but I cannot move folders to a PST only emails. Like I told you before I have 1000's of email and 100's of folder. I cannot do this manually. Please let me know if you have any ideas on how to do it. Thanks

Per my knowledge, there’s no feature that can move/copy a folder directly to the public folder in the exchange or outlook I would suggest you to find how somebody archives the public folders into the drive, then it may be able to use the same method to revert it backJames Luo TechNet Subscriber Support (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/ms788697.aspx) If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com

That is why i am on this forum, to find somebody that know how to do this.I also found and application that import the folders to a pst.

Good. You can then move the folders from PST into the public folders. Which tool do you use?James Luo TechNet Subscriber Support (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/ms788697.aspx) If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com

Here is the linkhttp://www.outlookimport.com/

CoolJames Luo TechNet Subscriber Support (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/ms788697.aspx) If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com