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"Zapatista" <Zapatista@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9B92ECDB-8B94-409F-AD0F-89A045F9AA3A@microsoft.com...

>I didn't delete the data files until after nothing else worked. I've still
> got the data files and have restored them no problem. Nothing has changed in
> the respective duplicate accounts since they no longer receive mail or allow
> mail to be deleted. Only the new duplicate accounts created by installing
> Outlook Connector are able to receive, send and delete mail.
>
> I've tried going to Tools > Options > Mail Setup > Data Files and selected
> the respective accounts then clicked on Remove, but I get a message saying
> "This data file is associated with a mail account. To remove it use the
> 'E-mail Accounts' command on the Tools menu." In other words, what it is
> telling me to do isn't working because the duplicate accounts do not appear
> on my E-mail Accounts list. Only the newly created MAPI Hotmail accounts
> appear there. Do I need to delete them and add them back again?

You do not need to (and cannot) add Hotmail PSTs bak into Outlook. Since
Hotmail accounts keep all the data on the server, simply re-add the account
and allow Outlook to create a new PST for that account.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]