How to stop outlook from auto deleting my past calendar entries?

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Right click on the Calendar folder, choose Properties and go to the
AutoArchive tab and change the configuration there. The 'deleted' items
might be in the Calendar folder of your Archive PST file. Go to the File
menu > Open > Outlook Data File command and open your archive PST file and
see if the entries are there. You can drag/drop them into your regular
Calendar folder
 
thank you so much, I changed the setting.

On getting the old stuff back: when I pressed 'ok' to open the archive file,
I was brought back to the outlook today page but nothing seemed different
than my normal everyday view, and nothing is showing in the calendar still
for the time when it was autoarchived. I did note that permanently deleting
the files was not checked - is there something else I can do to get my old
appts back?
 
qtpa2t said:
thank you so much, I changed the setting.

On getting the old stuff back: when I pressed 'ok' to open the
archive file, I was brought back to the outlook today page but
nothing seemed different than my normal everyday view, and nothing is
showing in the calendar still for the time when it was autoarchived.
I did note that permanently deleting the files was not checked - is
there something else I can do to get my old appts back?
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Did you examine the Folder List view to see if the archive PST was listed?
 
when I click 'file', 'open', 'outlook data file', I have one option. It says
'outlook' and has the outlook symbol next to it. It doesn't have a file
extension or anything. By files of type, it says 'personal folders files'.
When I choose to see 'all files', the only add'l thing that comes up is a
file called 'extend'.

When I go to properties for the calendar, the autoarchive was set to archive
to: C:\Documents and Settings\Mom\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\archive.pst --- but when I try to open an archive
file saved at that location, there isn't one. It was set to archive using
default settings but when I clicked on the default settings tab, nothing was
selected.
 
qtpa2t said:
when I click 'file', 'open', 'outlook data file', I have one option.
It says 'outlook' and has the outlook symbol next to it. It doesn't
have a file extension or anything.
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You have the hiding of file types enabled, then. Control Panel>Appearance
and Themes>Folder Options>View. Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file
types". While you're there, also consider selecting the "Show hidden files
and folders" radio button just above that. Click OK.
By files of type, it says
'personal folders files'. When I choose to see 'all files', the only
add'l thing that comes up is a file called 'extend'.
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Your archive PST doesn't have to be in that folder.
When I go to properties for the calendar, the autoarchive was set to
archive to: C:\Documents and Settings\Mom\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\archive.pst --- but when I try to open an
archive file saved at that location, there isn't one. It was set to
archive using default settings but when I clicked on the default
settings tab, nothing was selected.
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Perhaps because of the hidden files and folders setting in Control Panel you
weren't properly browsing this folder. Open Windows Explorer and enter
C:\Documents and Settings\Mom\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook in the Address field and click Go. If you don't have
an Address field, right-click the menu bar and check "Address Bar". See if
any PSTs other than "Outlook.pst" reside there.
 
Thanks a ton for your help.

After I changed the settings in my CP, the only two files that show are
'extend.dat' and 'outlook.pst'. I did a search for 'archive.pst' on my hard
drives and it came up with nothing. I don't think this looks good for me?

Do you know of any other settings that will automatically delete my stuff
without asking? This is a big deal that all my stuff's gone from last
November and prior, I can't imagine why settings are defaulted this way
without even prompting the user.
 
qtpa2t said:
After I changed the settings in my CP, the only two files that show
are 'extend.dat' and 'outlook.pst'. I did a search for 'archive.pst'
on my hard drives and it came up with nothing. I don't think this
looks good for me?
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I'd agree. It sounds like you have no archive PST.
Do you know of any other settings that will automatically delete my
stuff without asking?
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Not from the calendar. First, make sure there are no filters on yuor
calendar view. Try displaying it in a table view to see if there's any
difference in the amount of data displayed. Also were I in your shoes, I'd
consider using an undelete utility
(http://www.officerecovery.com/freeundelete/ is one) to look for any prior
PSTs that may have been deleted.

You'd also do well going forward to periodically back up your PST. The
simplest way is to copy it while Outlook is closed and then, perhaps, burn
the copy to a CD. You can keep adding subsecquent PSTs to this CD if you
do't finalize the session or if you use a CD-RW so that you can go back to
any point you wish in the event of a failure. If you don't want to burn to
a CD, just keeping copies in another folder will suffice in cases where your
hard drive is still available.
 
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