Outlook Autocomplete addresses - where does it store them? (aka the Nicknames)
So - we use Outlook on a daily basis - and it remembers addresses that we type (for fun - I just typed Fred.Flintstone@confuzer.com into my To line. Now, whenever I start to type f - fred is in the list. That is all and good - so here are some common issues with them:
1. What if I build a new outlook profile or move to a different computer?
It forgets them. Turns out these are stored in a .NK2 file on your hard drive. Default for Windows XP is c:\Documents & settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\PROFILENAME.NK2
If the profile name changes, it will create a new one
If you got to a new computer, it will create a new one
So - how can you fix it - copy/rename the old one to the profile name.nk2 (or replace the one that gets created)
2. What if it corrupts? Delete it and a new one will be created
3. How can I manipulate it?
Head-on over to the NK2 project and download nk2csv. As of this writing, version .06 is out there.
http://www.nk2.info
It adds/deletes entries from the file, and it will export them into a CSV file (it even works on corrupt NK2 files to get some of the data out). You can them make them into contacts, or whatever.
So - we use Outlook on a daily basis - and it remembers addresses that we type (for fun - I just typed Fred.Flintstone@confuzer.com into my To line. Now, whenever I start to type f - fred is in the list. That is all and good - so here are some common issues with them:
1. What if I build a new outlook profile or move to a different computer?
It forgets them. Turns out these are stored in a .NK2 file on your hard drive. Default for Windows XP is c:\Documents & settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\PROFILENAME.NK2
If the profile name changes, it will create a new one
If you got to a new computer, it will create a new one
So - how can you fix it - copy/rename the old one to the profile name.nk2 (or replace the one that gets created)
2. What if it corrupts? Delete it and a new one will be created
3. How can I manipulate it?
Head-on over to the NK2 project and download nk2csv. As of this writing, version .06 is out there.
http://www.nk2.info
It adds/deletes entries from the file, and it will export them into a CSV file (it even works on corrupt NK2 files to get some of the data out). You can them make them into contacts, or whatever.
1 Comments:
Thanks for the tip - handy :)
Here's one for you: if you just want to delete 1 or 2 (or "n") names from the file, look no further than Outlook itself.
Step 1: Load up a new email
Step 2: in the "To:" field, type a letter ("a", for example). This will show you all of the auto-complete entries that start with the letter "a".
Step 3: Find the entry you want in the drop down list. Make sure that the item you want is highlighted - don't add it to the To field yet. Once the entry you want to delete is highlighted in the drop down, click the "Delete" key on your keyboard and it will be removed from the cache.
I have to do this weekly so NK2.nfo will help me but, if you just need to delete 1 or 2 entries and don't want to use another piece of software, try this technique.
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