Import a specific Outlook contact list as FRIENDS LIST

[tophawk]

Does anyone know how to IMPORT a specific Outlook contacts list without importing other friends lists
We are trialling this program but it is importing 600 contacts from other sources, where we want it to IMPORT only 300 contacts from a single list in OUTLOOK 2010. (OUTLOOK has only one contacts list)
Thanks for any help - and if I am missing something obvious; a gentle pointer would be appreciated

[rusticdog]

Unfortunately there's no way to limit the import to only a certain program. We are in the process of adding expiry options into the lists, so over time if you don't receive email from these contacts they would remove automatically remove from the lists.

Maybe we could look at setting which programs to import from, but it will take some time before it's included in a new version.

[tophawk]

OK Thanks for the quick reply
This is not a deal breaker of course; but - Yep - it would be convenient to specify the import parameters
Cheers

[tophawk]

Would you be able to advise me where, precisely, MW collects the contact data from (for the Friends List)
I only have ONE Outlook 2010 data file containg contacts, but MW is apparently importing contacts from a customer's contact file that I ran six months ago (as a test) and immediately deleted it (MW is, also, correctly importing my existing data file)

[rusticdog]

Would you be able to advise me where, precisely, MW collects the contact data from (for the Friends List)
I only have ONE Outlook 2010 data file containg contacts, but MW is apparently importing contacts from a customer's contact file that I ran six months ago (as a test) and immediately deleted it (MW is, also, correctly importing my existing data file)

Don't you love those old tests cropping up...when I select to import email accounts MailWasher detects about 60, 90% are old tests in various email programs


I could send you the prototype program, you just run the EXE and select which email program to import from and it will list the details, both the location and the addresses and names....

Let me know if you want this.

[tophawk]

Sort of reassuring when someone else sees similar problems :--\
Yep - would be good if you could send over the file
Once again - THANKS
Later
Peter

[tophawk]

@rusticdog
BTW - away at a client site for about an hour - in case you need further input :-?

[rusticdog]

Emailed, should arrive soon.

[tophawk]

Strange ??!! Still not arrived :-\

[rusticdog]

Strange ??!! Still not arrived :-\

Download link emailed now. GMail rejected it to the second address, something about illegal content....given it scans email address books though I'm not surprised

[tophawk]

BINGO !!!!!
Thanks for the file
It led me to the solution.....
Previous data files (L O N G since deleted) have their Contacts et al cached at the following address
C:\Users\MY_NAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\RoamCache\Stream_Autocomplete_0_E288BD9F91D3EB45AF3B91F7861B893A.dat
This is an AutoComplete list....
... where the .dat file(s) is/are unique - (I had many - but they are, of course, date stamped leading you to delete the correct .dat files)
Hey !! I am supposed to know this stuff already, so, many thanks for helping me get up to speed

Once again - many thanks for staying with me on this issue - which isn't really a Mailwasher problem

Brownie points all round to Firetrust

[rusticdog]

No problems at all, glad it's sorted

[tophawk]

On a slightly different note; when I rebuild the system (which I would expect to do every few weeks) can i save out the MailWasher settings and history etc so I don't have to start over?
(Similar to saving out the .pst in Outlook)
Cheers
Peter

[tophawk]

PS....
Or can I locate the information on a drive other than the system drive (C:) so it doesn't get wiped

[rusticdog]

Everything you'll need is in Help >> User Files.... all the other files needed are common and created on install.