How do I undelete an entire list I mistakenly deleted?

[Guest]

I'm freaked! I meant to delete one contact from a long list, but hit the X
button instead of "remove" and now the entire list is gone! Is there any way
I can get it back? I think I have a backup of my Outlook stuff, but not even
sure how to get just that portion of my contact list. Any ideas?
Thanks so much
Malia

 

[Guest]

Go to accessories to systym restore put in the day before you deleted it and
it will restore to that point. Darl

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Wrong. System restore does not restore data.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Are we to assume that you are referring to a Distribution List? If so,
retrieve it from the Deleted Items Folder.

 

[Guest]

Hi guys,
Thanks for both replies. Yep, I found out the restore deal didn't work.
And, yes, this is a distribution list I set up with LOTS of names. This just
happened today and just looked in Deleted Items and don't see it. I only see
Deleted Items in the Mail folders, though, not for Contacts. Am I missing
something? I'm pretty bummed about it. I do periodic backups of Outlook
data and can try to figure out how to get it back that way if you can't tell
me some easier way.

If I have to go that route and I find the backup folders, will it overwrite
all the other stuff that's there that's been added since the last backup or
just restore the Distribution List I lost?

It sure would be nice if they made it a bit harder to do something that
drastic - like one of their "are you sure you want to do this" kinda
messages! I really did think I was just deleting that one contact on the
list by pressing the "X" key - not the whole freakin' list!

Thanks,
Malia

Are we to assume that you are referring to a Distribution List? If so,
retrieve it from the Deleted Items Folder.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm freaked! I meant to delete one contact from a long list, but hit the
X
button instead of "remove" and now the entire list is gone! Is there any
way
I can get it back? I think I have a backup of my Outlook stuff, but not
even
sure how to get just that portion of my contact list. Any ideas?
Thanks so much
Malia

 

[Brian Tillman]

I'm freaked! I meant to delete one contact from a long list, but hit
the X button instead of "remove" and now the entire list is gone! Is
there any way I can get it back?

Open Deleted Items and drag it back to the COntacts folder or click
Edit>Undo Delete.

I think I have a backup of my
Outlook stuff, but not even sure how to get just that portion of my
contact list.

If the backup is a PST, click File>Open>Outlook Data File, browse to that
PST, select it, and click OK. Now open the Contacts folder in that set of
folders, select the contacts you wish to restore, click Edit>Copy to Folder,
and specify your default Contacts folder as the destination. When you're
done, you can close the added PST again with right-click>Close on the root
of the PST.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Deleted Items will catch all items you delete from Outlook, including
Contacts and DL's. It would not have been deleted from your Deleted Items
Folder unless you did so (do you empty your Deleted Items automatically on
exit, for example?). If it is not in Deleted Items it is gone for good.
Restoring from backup is simple. Just open the backup file in Outlook and
copy exactly what you need from it. Under no circumstance should you import
this data or try to retrieve it through some Wizard or automated process.
Never trust Microsoft to do something you can do better.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hi guys,
Thanks for both replies. Yep, I found out the restore deal didn't work.
And, yes, this is a distribution list I set up with LOTS of names. This
just
happened today and just looked in Deleted Items and don't see it. I only
see
Deleted Items in the Mail folders, though, not for Contacts. Am I missing
something? I'm pretty bummed about it. I do periodic backups of Outlook
data and can try to figure out how to get it back that way if you can't
tell
me some easier way.

If I have to go that route and I find the backup folders, will it
overwrite
all the other stuff that's there that's been added since the last backup
or
just restore the Distribution List I lost?

It sure would be nice if they made it a bit harder to do something that
drastic - like one of their "are you sure you want to do this" kinda
messages! I really did think I was just deleting that one contact on the
list by pressing the "X" key - not the whole freakin' list!

Thanks,
Malia

Are we to assume that you are referring to a Distribution List? If so,
retrieve it from the Deleted Items Folder.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm freaked! I meant to delete one contact from a long list, but hit
the
X
button instead of "remove" and now the entire list is gone! Is there
any
way
I can get it back? I think I have a backup of my Outlook stuff, but
not
even
sure how to get just that portion of my contact list. Any ideas?
Thanks so much
Malia

 

[Guest]

Oh, alrighty then you great guys! I looked again and found the folder in
Deleted Items way down at the bottom (I thought since I had just deleted it,
it would be at the top, but it was in order of when created, back in 2005).
Anyway, thanks SO much for those answers - made my day a LOT brighter!
Malia

 

[Guest]

hi all.. My name is Ian from Indonesia. I have problem just like Malia. I've
been delete all contacts in Contacts folder. The problem is i have configured
my Outlook by automatically deleted items in Deleted Items upon exiting. can
anyone help me, because i need those all contacts.

i'm sorry for my bad english, hope u understand what i mean. thanks

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

If you deleted the items from the Deleted Items folder there is no way to
recover them other than from a backup of your data.

 

[Brian Tillman]

hi all.. My name is Ian from Indonesia. I have problem just like
Malia. I've been delete all contacts in Contacts folder. The problem
is i have configured my Outlook by automatically deleted items in
Deleted Items upon exiting. can anyone help me, because i need those
all contacts.

Your only hope is this:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/restoredeleteditemsfromanoutlookpst.htm

 

[Guest]

The website does not work. If anyone knows how to restore I would appreciate
it.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Website works fine. Chances the solution it offers will work are slim to
none.

 

[Baldrick]

I'm sorry to be posting in here, but I don't know where else to go. Last
night I was typing and my finger(s) hit something and all of it disappeared.
Can I get it back?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

A good hand surgeon my be able to reattach it.

 

[Baldrick]

Very good Mr. Valentine.

A good hand surgeon my be able to reattach it.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm sorry to be posting in here, but I don't know where else to go. Last
night I was typing and my finger(s) hit something and all of it
disappeared.
Can I get it back?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Indefinite antecedents are a constant source of confusion with simple text
posts in newsgroups. Best to avoid them.
Anything you deleted inadvertently in Outlook will be in your Deleted Items
Folder. If you deleted it from there, it is gone for good and you will have
to restore from your most recent data backup.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Very good Mr. Valentine.

A good hand surgeon my be able to reattach it.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm sorry to be posting in here, but I don't know where else to go.
Last
night I was typing and my finger(s) hit something and all of it
disappeared.
Can I get it back?

:

I'm freaked! I meant to delete one contact from a long list, but hit
the
X
button instead of "remove" and now the entire list is gone! Is there
any
way
I can get it back? I think I have a backup of my Outlook stuff, but
not
even
sure how to get just that portion of my contact list. Any ideas?
Thanks so much
Malia

 

[William Krause]

You have to make a new list to replace the deleted one. Sure, if you drag a list from "deleted items" to "contacts" it will now LOOK like it's a distribution list, but try and send an email.... You'll find that it doesn't send, just sits grayed out in the Outbox. No error message, because other emails are sending normally. You could go crazy and spend many hours trying to figure out the problem, unless you remember "ah, that's the one I undeleted. It must have come back from the Phantom Zone as a Bizarro distribution list." Then you can delete it again, create a new one, and retype or re-select all the members. All this for having hit "delete" to delete a single member!
Est. repair time: 30 minutes (if you immediately get that undelete doesn't really work) to 12 hours.

I'm freaked! I meant to delete one contact from a long list, but hit the X
button instead of "remove" and now the entire list is gone! Is there any way
I can get it back? I think I have a backup of my Outlook stuff, but not even
sure how to get just that portion of my contact list. Any ideas?
Thanks so much
Malia

On Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:23 PM Dar wrote:
Go to accessories to systym restore put in the day before you deleted it and
it will restore to that point. Darl

"Malia" wrote:

On Thursday, February 01, 2007 4:16 PM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
Wrong. System restore does not restore data.

On Thursday, February 01, 2007 4:17 PM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
Are we to assume that you are referring to a Distribution List? If so,
retrieve it from the Deleted Items Folder.

On Thursday, February 01, 2007 4:39 PM Mali wrote:
Hi guys,
Thanks for both replies. Yep, I found out the restore deal didn't work.
And, yes, this is a distribution list I set up with LOTS of names. This just
happened today and just looked in Deleted Items and don't see it. I only see
Deleted Items in the Mail folders, though, not for Contacts. Am I missing
something? I'm pretty bummed about it. I do periodic backups of Outlook
data and can try to figure out how to get it back that way if you can't tell
me some easier way.

If I have to go that route and I find the backup folders, will it overwrite
all the other stuff that's there that's been added since the last backup or
just restore the Distribution List I lost?

It sure would be nice if they made it a bit harder to do something that
drastic - like one of their "are you sure you want to do this" kinda
messages! I really did think I was just deleting that one contact on the
list by pressing the "X" key - not the whole freakin' list!

Thanks,
Malia

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

On Thursday, February 01, 2007 4:49 PM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
Deleted Items will catch all items you delete from Outlook, including
Contacts and DL's. It would not have been deleted from your Deleted Items
Folder unless you did so (do you empty your Deleted Items automatically on
exit, for example?). If it is not in Deleted Items it is gone for good.
Restoring from backup is simple. Just open the backup file in Outlook and
copy exactly what you need from it. Under no circumstance should you import
this data or try to retrieve it through some Wizard or automated process.
Never trust Microsoft to do something you can do better.

On Saturday, June 30, 2007 5:50 AM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
If you deleted the items from the Deleted Items folder there is no way to
recover them other than from a backup of your data.

On Tuesday, July 10, 2007 5:32 PM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
Website works fine. Chances the solution it offers will work are slim to
none.

On Friday, May 09, 2008 3:37 PM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
A good hand surgeon my be able to reattach it.

On Friday, May 09, 2008 4:01 PM Baldric wrote:
Very good Mr. Valentine.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

On Friday, May 09, 2008 6:05 PM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
Indefinite antecedents are a constant source of confusion with simple text
posts in newsgroups. Best to avoid them.
Anything you deleted inadvertently in Outlook will be in your Deleted Items
Folder. If you deleted it from there, it is gone for good and you will have
to restore from your most recent data backup.

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[Philippa Pigache]

Just wanted to say 'thanks' for the spot-on solution to my own identical problem.

Microsoft help is such crap, but it's wonderful to find a blog out there of genuine helpers. Like your correspondent I tried 'system restore' without success, then couldn't see the list in my Outlook delete box, but, low and behold, there it was at the very bottom and is now safely back in place. Many thanks PHILIPPA

I'm freaked! I meant to delete one contact from a long list, but hit the X
button instead of "remove" and now the entire list is gone! Is there any way
I can get it back? I think I have a backup of my Outlook stuff, but not even
sure how to get just that portion of my contact list. Any ideas?
Thanks so much
Malia

On Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:23 PM Dar wrote:
Go to accessories to systym restore put in the day before you deleted it and
it will restore to that point. Darl

"Malia" wrote:

On Thursday, February 01, 2007 4:16 PM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
Wrong. System restore does not restore data.

On Thursday, February 01, 2007 4:17 PM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
Are we to assume that you are referring to a Distribution List? If so,
retrieve it from the Deleted Items Folder.

On Thursday, February 01, 2007 4:39 PM Mali wrote:
Hi guys,
Thanks for both replies. Yep, I found out the restore deal didn't work.
And, yes, this is a distribution list I set up with LOTS of names. This just
happened today and just looked in Deleted Items and don't see it. I only see
Deleted Items in the Mail folders, though, not for Contacts. Am I missing
something? I'm pretty bummed about it. I do periodic backups of Outlook
data and can try to figure out how to get it back that way if you can't tell
me some easier way.

If I have to go that route and I find the backup folders, will it overwrite
all the other stuff that's there that's been added since the last backup or
just restore the Distribution List I lost?

It sure would be nice if they made it a bit harder to do something that
drastic - like one of their "are you sure you want to do this" kinda
messages! I really did think I was just deleting that one contact on the
list by pressing the "X" key - not the whole freakin' list!

Thanks,
Malia

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

On Thursday, February 01, 2007 4:49 PM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
Deleted Items will catch all items you delete from Outlook, including
Contacts and DL's. It would not have been deleted from your Deleted Items
Folder unless you did so (do you empty your Deleted Items automatically on
exit, for example?). If it is not in Deleted Items it is gone for good.
Restoring from backup is simple. Just open the backup file in Outlook and
copy exactly what you need from it. Under no circumstance should you import
this data or try to retrieve it through some Wizard or automated process.
Never trust Microsoft to do something you can do better.

On Saturday, June 30, 2007 5:50 AM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
If you deleted the items from the Deleted Items folder there is no way to
recover them other than from a backup of your data.

On Tuesday, July 10, 2007 5:32 PM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
Website works fine. Chances the solution it offers will work are slim to
none.

On Friday, May 09, 2008 3:37 PM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
A good hand surgeon my be able to reattach it.

On Friday, May 09, 2008 4:01 PM Baldric wrote:
Very good Mr. Valentine.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

On Friday, May 09, 2008 6:05 PM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
Indefinite antecedents are a constant source of confusion with simple text
posts in newsgroups. Best to avoid them.
Anything you deleted inadvertently in Outlook will be in your Deleted Items
Folder. If you deleted it from there, it is gone for good and you will have
to restore from your most recent data backup.