Deletion of an Outlook Data File

[Yama]

Gentlemen,

I had to reinstall and repair Outlook following these steps:

Outlook Version: Outlook 2003 (11.80.10.6568) SP2

Step 1: Select Help from Outlook menu
Step 2: From Help menu select "Detect and Repair"
Step 3: On the "Detect and Repair" message box check both "Restore my
shortcuts while repairing" and "Discard my customized settings and restore
default settings"
Step 4: Click on Start button.

The following will simply reinstall Outlook anew. The problem is that while
it did restore my Outlook it deleted my Outlook Data file found in the
cached folder "C:\Documents and Settings\myComputerName\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook".

Now I am trying to recover the Outlook.pst file. Is there any ways you can
recover a deleted file from the System32 folder in WinXP? Any tricks you
guys know to undelete something that never got disposed in the Recycler Bin?

Thanks,

Yama

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

If you turn on searching hidden files and search for a .pst file, you will
probably find it in a non-default location. D&R never deletes data.

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After furious head scratching, Yama asked:

| Gentlemen,
|
| I had to reinstall and repair Outlook following these steps:
|
| Outlook Version: Outlook 2003 (11.80.10.6568) SP2
|
| Step 1: Select Help from Outlook menu
| Step 2: From Help menu select "Detect and Repair"
| Step 3: On the "Detect and Repair" message box check both "Restore my
| shortcuts while repairing" and "Discard my customized settings and
| restore default settings"
| Step 4: Click on Start button.
|
| The following will simply reinstall Outlook anew. The problem is that
| while it did restore my Outlook it deleted my Outlook Data file found
| in the cached folder "C:\Documents and Settings\myComputerName\Local
| Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook".
|
| Now I am trying to recover the Outlook.pst file. Is there any ways
| you can recover a deleted file from the System32 folder in WinXP? Any
| tricks you guys know to undelete something that never got disposed in
| the Recycler Bin?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Yama

 

[Yama]

Actually you know what I figure out it out it actually did not delete the
file as the original (the one I presumed lost and deleted in the
reinstallation) was still called by its default name Outlook.pst while
during the new installation the new data file was name Outlook1.pst... So I
got a little confused... Great reply Milly!



"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"