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You cannot delete this Outlook data file. Configuration information in the file is being copied to your new default data file Posted: 04 Aug 2013 11:46 PM PDT While setting up an email account in Microsoft Outlook (after some data recovery from a failing hard drive), I found myself in a typical catch-22 situation: I had created a temporary account, and then created a second account (with the intention of making the second account the default, after I had transferred email across After copying the emails, Outlook would not make the second account the default… I received no error messages, but the default “tick” did not change. So the next step was: delete the first (default) account, but I obviously cannot delete a default account. Next: go to the data file management tab, and just delete/unlink the data file, and thats when I got the message: You cannot delete this Outlook data file. Configuration information in the file is being copied to your new default data file. OK, so I cannot make another account the default, and I cannot remove the account, or remove the data file, because they are somehow locked. The solution is somewhat awkward, but does work: Quit from Outlook Control Panel -> Email Setup -> Create a new profile Call the new profile whatever you like Make the new profile the default Setup the correct POP3 / IMAP email account(s) within the new profile (you can add specific data files later, if you need to copy some more emails) exit the email setup window (note: this was all done without using outlook) restart the computer start outlook & check that the accounts look ok. If you like, add data files, so that you can transfer emails quit outlook restart the email setup in control panel delete the old profile smile Related posts: Cannot start Microsoft office outlook. Outlook cannot open the outlook window Yes, Microsoft Outlook has actually devolved. This PC suddenly refused... Migrating from Microsoft Outlook to Outlook 2010 on Windows 7 Ah, the joys of an “improved” (ie rearranged) file system.... Microsoft Outlook cannot send receive error 0x8004060C A customer suddenly found that her outlook stopped sending and...

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