Vanishing Outlook content

[Davidwe1]

I was on a website and minimized it to go to my contact list in outlook to
get an email address, when I did a dialogue box popped up about allowing me
back into outlook, I don't know what I clicked on but when I finally got back
into Outlook all my emails were gone, it was all blank meaning nothing in
the inbox, sent folder, contacts, deleted folder etc...... HELP!!!! what did
I do and how do I fix it?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I was on a website and minimized it to go to my contact list in outlook to
get an email address, when I did a dialogue box popped up about allowing me
back into outlook, I don't know what I clicked on but when I finally got
back
into Outlook all my emails were gone, it was all blank meaning nothing in
the inbox, sent folder, contacts, deleted folder etc...... HELP!!!! what did
I do and how do I fix it?

Sounds like you either created a new PST or a new mail profile and PST. In
Control Panel's Mail applet, click the Show Profiles button. Do you see more
than one profile or a profile you do not recognize?

Instead of Show Profiles, click the Data Files button. Do you see your
existing PST or a new one?

 

[Davidwe1]

Brian, Thanks for the reply, when I go to control panel and then to mail
there is no "profiles" button. Are you talking about control panel off the
start menu?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Brian, Thanks for the reply, when I go to control panel and then to mail
there is no "profiles" button. Are you talking about control panel off the
start menu?

Yes I am. After starting the Mail applet, you should see three buttons:
"E-mail Accounts", "Data Files", amd "Show Profiles".

 

[Davidwe1]

when I click the mail button my two mail accounts are listed on the left and

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

when I click the mail button my two mail accounts are listed on the left and
on the right top top bottom there are "add", "remove", "properties", "set as
default" "import", and "export" buttons

What version of Outlook are you using? Click Help>About and post what you
see?

 

[Davidwe1]

Outlook 2000 office

What version of Outlook are you using? Click Help>About and post what you
see?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Outlook 2000 office

OK. You're using Outlook 2000 in Internet Mode Only mode. Perhaps you
acceidentally added a new PST. Click File>Open>Personal Folders File and see
if there are PSTs other than the one you're currently using in the location
that opens. If so, select one of the others and click OK. See if it contains
your data. If so, make it your delivery location.

 

[Davidwe1]

There appears to be only one located here, if I inadvertantly deleted it will
it be in trash bin so i can restore?
thanks!!!!!!!!

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

There appears to be only one located here, if I inadvertantly deleted it
will
it be in trash bin so i can restore?

If there is one in thre Recycke Bin, yes.