Well, I have got the Hotmail account working again, with some interesting
results.

- I backed up Outlook: copied all data files to backup folder, exported
(belt-and-braces) Contacts and Calendar to CSV files.
- Removed Hotmail account, and de-installed Outlook Connector.
- Downloaded latest Outlook Connector and installed. Added Hotmail account
via connector.

It took about an hour for the Hotmail account to rebuild itself.

The process rearranged my Outlook folders in a way that has surprised me,
and I'm still puzzled by why it did so. I shall have to unravel the logic.

Charlie

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
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well, removing the account and adding it back isn't a bad idea... it
works for a lot of people.

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"Charlie Lewis" wrote in message
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I cannot find any sync folders. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place.

Perhaps I need to back up all email data, remove the Hotmail account and
then add it again?


"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
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the connector also uses sync folders. What are the folder names on the
server and in outlook? do the sync folders have anything interesting in
them?

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"Charlie Lewis" wrote in message
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I'm using Outlook 2007 SP2 on Vista Home Premium SP2. Outlook Connector
stopped receiving Hotmail messages (I know I've had some by checking in
Live Mail) a couple of days ago. I can send OK. The mail server looks
connected OK. Send/Receive appears to run OK, if taking a long time,
but doesn't receive. I have downloaded and installed a new copy of
Outlook Connector.

The detailed output reports this:

"Signed in successfully at 09/09/2009 16:30:33

Mail: Last successfully refreshed at 16:32.
Calendar: Last successfully refreshed at 16:32.
Contacts: Last successfully refreshed at 16:32.

Errors :

Time: 09/09/2009 16:30:41
Error in Mail
Error with Send/Receive.
Look for a log in the Sync Issues folder.

Time: 09/09/2009 16:32:21
Error in Mail
There is an error synchronizing your mail account. Please verify your
account has been configured correctly by first accessing your mail on
the web.
Error: 4201. Client. Invalid folder name."

I can access via the web. Isn't the Sync Issues comment about Exchange
accounts? I'm only using Outlook Connector and POP3 accounts here.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Charlie