Freeware to search .pst files

rbinkerd · 27. Feb 2011, 03:52 PM

I'm considering getting away from Outlook 2007 and going to something like Dreamail or other freeware email client. Outlook keeps crashing adn I'm getting sick of it. I've done all I can do to get it to run as uncrashable including disable/un-installing all add-ons, running is safe mode, re-installing and also re-installling it on a fresh Win 7 install. Nothing has worked.

I have thousands of emails in .pst files going back several years and would like to be able to seach and display messages without Outlook being present.

Anyone know if such a beast exists?

Thanks,

Rory

garth · 27. Feb 2011, 05:50 PM

This may help

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Import_.pst_files

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...ail-client.htm

rbinkerd · 27. Feb 2011, 06:45 PM

Thanks for the quick reply Garth. I did try Thunderbird within the last 9 months and it slowed my system(s) down to a crawl after doing the import. Seems that it was always busy re-indexing everything after getting my pop yahoo and gmail accounts.

Maybe I'll try the latest version of Tbird and see if it has improved in that way.

rbinkerd · 27. Feb 2011, 06:48 PM

PSTWalker looks like it mught be just what I'm looking for. Will give it a try as soon as I can.

Thanks gain.

garth · 27. Feb 2011, 07:20 PM

Welcome. I've not had any problems with Thunderbird causing system slowdown but i expect it depends on your system.
I'm obliged to point out that should this PST conversion software not suit your requirements, we cannot offer any further help with it or discuss it further since this is a freeware site and the software you refer to is not freeware.

27. Feb 2011, 03:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
rbinkerd Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 3	Freeware to search .pst files I'm considering getting away from Outlook 2007 and going to something like Dreamail or other freeware email client. Outlook keeps crashing adn I'm getting sick of it. I've done all I can do to get it to run as uncrashable including disable/un-installing all add-ons, running is safe mode, re-installing and also re-installling it on a fresh Win 7 install. Nothing has worked. I have thousands of emails in .pst files going back several years and would like to be able to seach and display messages without Outlook being present. Anyone know if such a beast exists? Thanks, Rory

27. Feb 2011, 05:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
garth Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Here. Posts: 1,451	This may help http://kb.mozillazine.org/Import_.pst_files http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...ail-client.htm __________________ garth

27. Feb 2011, 07:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
garth Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Here. Posts: 1,451	Welcome. I've not had any problems with Thunderbird causing system slowdown but i expect it depends on your system. I'm obliged to point out that should this PST conversion software not suit your requirements, we cannot offer any further help with it or discuss it further since this is a freeware site and the software you refer to is not freeware. __________________ garth

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27. Feb 2011, 06:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
rbinkerd Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 3	Thanks for the quick reply Garth. I did try Thunderbird within the last 9 months and it slowed my system(s) down to a crawl after doing the import. Seems that it was always busy re-indexing everything after getting my pop yahoo and gmail accounts. Maybe I'll try the latest version of Tbird and see if it has improved in that way.

27. Feb 2011, 06:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
rbinkerd Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 3	PSTWalker looks like it mught be just what I'm looking for. Will give it a try as soon as I can. Thanks gain.