Lost .pst folder in outlook 2007 1

[ernie1957]

I recently downloaded an update that installed windows live essentials and after that I opened my outlook 2007 and my personal folder .pst was gone not hidden gone. I am running Vista home.

 

[mscallisto]

Have you done a search of your C: drive to see if your .pst is in fact on the drive?

sam

 

[ernie1957]

Yes I have searched all my drives with different key words just in case, I also tried a undelete program and it found something like .pst.tmp but not near the size of my folder only like 65k.

 

[mscallisto]

Unfortunately If you searched the drive where your pst was stored e.g.

[Start] > [Search] > [all files and folders] > [all or part of name] *.pst > [look in] Local Hard Drive C:

and found nothing, then I'd say chances are your file is gone.

Maybe try a different un-delete program or even go back to the last good version a day before you did the fatal update.

sam

 

[MesaMarshall]

I would say, go back to a restore point on your PC before you installed Live essentials.

If that does not work, I would use a boot CD like Hirens boot CD or an ubuntu live CD, boot from it, and start searching your C:\ Drive for PST files that are hidden inside your profile somewhere.



-Mesa

 

[cdogg]

Just an FYI that the PST file would not be archived by System Restore. So reverting back to a prior restore point wouldn't make any difference.

Ernie,
Not sure how much luck you're gonna have finding it, but for future reference, consider making your own backups using 3rd-party tools like Acronis True Image or Norton's GoBack, especially before installing new applications or software updates.

~cdogg
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[mscallisto]

Thanks for that correction cdogg

ernie1957 ... sorry for the misinformation

sam