Outlook email disappeared?

[Cloy]

I recently upgraded my sister's Mac from OS 9.x to OS X. I neglected to
backup her Outlook emails before the upgrade.

Now, when I open Outlook on her machine (it opens just fine in Classic
mode), there are no user accounts and no email messages. Is there any
way to recover her emails... even as plain text? [I'm assuming a path
was broken then her OS9 applications and system folder were renamed
during the upgrade.]

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, in advance!

-Cloy

 

[Jerry Kindall]

I recently upgraded my sister's Mac from OS 9.x to OS X. I neglected to
backup her Outlook emails before the upgrade.

Now, when I open Outlook on her machine (it opens just fine in Classic
mode), there are no user accounts and no email messages. Is there any
way to recover her emails... even as plain text? [I'm assuming a path
was broken then her OS9 applications and system folder were renamed
during the upgrade.]

The Outlook mailstore was probbaly in the Documents folder at the root
of the hard disk and now should be moved to the Documents folder in her
home folder. (There are also probably some Outlook files in System
Folderreferences that should be moved to her home folder in
Preferences, IF you have checked "Use Mac OS 9 preferences from your
Home" in the Advanced panel of the Classic system preferences pane.)