Why does it say "On My Computer" Everywhere?

OK, this is a new one for me and I've been using Entourage since it first
came out and although I have tried searching the archives and the Microsoft
site for this, as well as a google search, I have found nothing.

That being said, it may be the simplest thing in the world.

Since updated Entourage using the most recent auto update from Microsoft, I
have "(On My Computer)" appended to a bunch of lists. For example, in the
"Move" menu, I see "Inbox (On My Computer)" and "Drafts (On My Computer)".
Is this a glitch or does it have something to do with the new Microsoft
Exchange compatibility? Can I get rid of it? It's making it more difficult
to read these lists and, since everything is on my computer, it is really
redundant.

FYI, I am using Entourage Version 11.2.0 (050811) and OS 10.3.9. And I have
already deleted the preferences and .plist files, and restarted, as well as
rebuilt and compacted and rebuilt the databases.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
James

Adam
Thu Oct 20 13:33:55 CDT 2005

James Sarna <james@sarnalaw.com.invalid> wrote:
> OK, this is a new one for me and I've been using Entourage since it first
> came out and although I have tried searching the archives and the Microsoft
> site for this, as well as a google search, I have found nothing.
>
> That being said, it may be the simplest thing in the world.
>
> Since updated Entourage using the most recent auto update from Microsoft, I
> have "(On My Computer)" appended to a bunch of lists. For example, in the
> "Move" menu, I see "Inbox (On My Computer)" and "Drafts (On My Computer)".
> Is this a glitch or does it have something to do with the new Microsoft
> Exchange compatibility?

Not a glitch. The information was added because you can have
identically-named folders on your computer, and on any number of IMAP and
Exchange accounts.

> Can I get rid of it?

Unfortunately no.

> It's making it more difficult to read these lists and, since everything is
> on my computer, it is really redundant.

Write to Microsoft and tell them your feelings.

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James
Thu Oct 20 13:37:41 CDT 2005

Thanks for the response.

- James


On 10/20/05 2:33 PM, in article
slrndlfooi.163.adamb@millennium.akb.lull.org, "Adam Bailey" <adamb@lull.org>
wrote:

> James Sarna <james@sarnalaw.com.invalid> wrote:
>> OK, this is a new one for me and I've been using Entourage since it first
>> came out and although I have tried searching the archives and the Microsoft
>> site for this, as well as a google search, I have found nothing.
>>
>> That being said, it may be the simplest thing in the world.
>>
>> Since updated Entourage using the most recent auto update from Microsoft, I
>> have "(On My Computer)" appended to a bunch of lists. For example, in the
>> "Move" menu, I see "Inbox (On My Computer)" and "Drafts (On My Computer)".
>> Is this a glitch or does it have something to do with the new Microsoft
>> Exchange compatibility?
>
> Not a glitch. The information was added because you can have
> identically-named folders on your computer, and on any number of IMAP and
> Exchange accounts.
>
>> Can I get rid of it?
>
> Unfortunately no.
>
>> It's making it more difficult to read these lists and, since everything is
>> on my computer, it is really redundant.
>
> Write to Microsoft and tell them your feelings.

mmmmark
Thu Oct 20 13:55:48 CDT 2005

They ought to give the user an option to shorten that string to a
user-selected version, somewhere in the preferences. The average user would
probably leave it alone, but for some of us, it drives us BATTY!

-Mark


"Adam Bailey" <adamb@lull.org> wrote in message
news:slrndlfooi.163.adamb@millennium.akb.lull.org...
> James Sarna <james@sarnalaw.com.invalid> wrote:
>> OK, this is a new one for me and I've been using Entourage since it first
>> came out and although I have tried searching the archives and the
>> Microsoft
>> site for this, as well as a google search, I have found nothing.
>>
>> That being said, it may be the simplest thing in the world.
>>
>> Since updated Entourage using the most recent auto update from Microsoft,
>> I
>> have "(On My Computer)" appended to a bunch of lists. For example, in
>> the
>> "Move" menu, I see "Inbox (On My Computer)" and "Drafts (On My
>> Computer)".
>> Is this a glitch or does it have something to do with the new Microsoft
>> Exchange compatibility?
>
> Not a glitch. The information was added because you can have
> identically-named folders on your computer, and on any number of IMAP and
> Exchange accounts.
>
>> Can I get rid of it?
>
> Unfortunately no.
>
>> It's making it more difficult to read these lists and, since everything
>> is
>> on my computer, it is really redundant.
>
> Write to Microsoft and tell them your feelings.
>
> --
> Adam Bailey | Chicago, Illinois
> adamb@lull.org | Finger/Web for PGP & S/MIME
> adamkb@aol.com | http://www.lull.org/adam