Thanks Ronni, I am still running 10.6, I have not upgraded to 10.7 yet as I havent seen the need, maybe this will be the push forward? Best Regards Hugh
> Subject: Re: compressed pst file > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:29:12 +0800 > To: [email protected] > > Hi Hugh, > > Are you using Lion OS X 10.7? > If so have a look at PST Bridge. > > "PST Bridge is two applications in one. Not only you may use it to convert > your existing Outlook PST files to be used on Lion. > You may also use PST Bridge to display your PST file contents without the > need of conversion. > Simply open your files and start browsing its contents! > > PST Bridge will always show and export 10 items per folder. To remove this > limitation, you may unlock it using In-App purchases. > > VIEWER: > This feature is ideal for users that continue to use Outlook, but still want > to have frequent access to their PST files on Lion. > Unlike other programs, the user does not need to be constantly exporting and > importing. PST Bridge is able to read PST files directly. It then presents > its contents on its own user interface. It can also interact with Apple Mail, > in order to reply or forward messages from the PST file." > > <http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pst-bridge/id457503727?mt=12> > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.7.3 Lion > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > On 13/02/2012, at 10:57 AM, hugh griffiths wrote: > > > > > Hi, I recently left the company I was working for and my email backups from > > my ex-work laptop are outlook pst files, compressed using whatever the > > standard win7 compress tool is. > > Is there any product ( preferably free) that the group can recommend to > > allow me to look at emails in these backups, and open attachments that they > > might have? > > I have tried a windows software called kernel pst viewer, which I am > > running under my winXP/VMware fusion on my mac, but it has two drawbacks ( > > apart from having to run windows), firstly my version of xp wont uncompress > > the zip files correctly ( I am guessing that the win7 version of zip uses a > > different algorithm) and secondly I can only view emails, not their > > attachments. > > Is there anything free or low cost available on the mac to uncompress win7 > > zips, and to look at outlook psts? > > Best Regards Hugh > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>

