You know how when you start typing in the “to” field and Outlook suggests email addresses that you have used previously? That is called Outlook MRU (Most Recently Used), and it is stored in an .NK2 file on your PC in the \Documents and Settings\[Profile]Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook director. Next, have you even needed to see, edit, import, and export that file, to say, a new PC? Well, Josh Davis has created NK2.info for just that purpose. Handy utility for techies like me that frequently move users to new PCs. The conversation usually goes something like this:
“Outlook is not popping up my emails that I use.”
“Are they in your contact list?”
“No.”
I get my flash drive with NK2.info on it, go to the old PC, retrieve the file, and then say:
“Would you like them in your contact list?”
“Hey, that would be great!”
Score one for great customer service.
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5 Responses to Outlook Most Recently Used Addresses
Konstantin Kostov
February 15th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Great advice! Thanks!
And the most important — IT WORKS!!!!
Thanks man!
Josh
August 5th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Thanks for the great writeup on NK2.info. I’m happy people are finding use for this utility!
Cheers,
Josh Davis
Developer, NK2.info
Selena
October 28th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Thanks for writing this.
Vista User
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:05 pm
No NK2 files in Outlook 2007
No MS FlexGrid control as I don’t have my Visual Studio 6 controls these days
James
June 11th, 2009 at 1:46 am
Am I using this wrong? I’ve exported the contents of the old NK2 file (uncorrupted) to a CSV. THen I reimport the CSV into the contacts, but it only imports the email addresses, not the contact names. And has basically polluted the email box with useless email addresses on top of manually entered ones. Is this program supposed to make my life hard?