outlook 2002/2003 folders

[tekkiefirst]

tried to open email folder and it said i could not open folder. it told me to
close all mail related items. when i restarted it said could not save
outlook.pst file. folders not available. how can i get this back and how can
i make a backup and prevent it from happening again. finding anything on
microsoft is like finding a needle at the bottom of 40,000 haystacks.

 

[Brian Tillman]

tried to open email folder and it said i could not open folder. it
told me to close all mail related items. when i restarted it said
could not save outlook.pst file. folders not available. how can i get
this back and how can i make a backup and prevent it from happening
again. finding anything on microsoft is like finding a needle at the
bottom of 40,000 haystacks.

Without knowing exactly what you did and exactly what the messages said, I
don't know how to speculate what went wrong. However, here's a reference
for how to create a backup:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

 

[tekkiefirst]

Thank you for the info it is a great help. The scare of my own advice came
back to haunt me. I'm a technician and usually make sure to back up and got
caught with pants down. fortunatel for me i had the most unusual experience
of outlook eventually fixing itself and restoring without the loss of a
single email.