Lost Outlook e-mails when reinstalling Windows XP

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George Nielsen

After installing a newer version of Windows XP my e-mails
were put in a new folder. Most of my files were in a
folder which was named after me (George Nielsen). But the
new installation created a new folder which was named
after me with a suffix. Somehow (I do not remember how) I
managed to move files and folders from the new one to the
old. When deleting the new folder, my name plus s suffix,
a dialogue box asked whether I wanted to save
information, and I clicked Yes. Unfortunately I could not
find subsequently my e-mail. When trying to import with
Outlook I only managed to retrieve deleted items.

Could you please tell me:

1) Is this the right newsgroup to address this issue? If
not, which one should I address it to?

2) Is it possible to retrieve my old e-mails from
Outlook? If so, how.

Thank you very much for any answer.

George
 
What version of Outlook? And, have you searched for files with a .pst
extension?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
George Nielsen <[email protected]> asked:

| After installing a newer version of Windows XP my e-mails
| were put in a new folder. Most of my files were in a
| folder which was named after me (George Nielsen). But the
| new installation created a new folder which was named
| after me with a suffix. Somehow (I do not remember how) I
| managed to move files and folders from the new one to the
| old. When deleting the new folder, my name plus s suffix,
| a dialogue box asked whether I wanted to save
| information, and I clicked Yes. Unfortunately I could not
| find subsequently my e-mail. When trying to import with
| Outlook I only managed to retrieve deleted items.
|
| Could you please tell me:
|
| 1) Is this the right newsgroup to address this issue? If
| not, which one should I address it to?
|
| 2) Is it possible to retrieve my old e-mails from
| Outlook? If so, how.
|
| Thank you very much for any answer.
|
| George
 
Thanks for your reply, Millie.

I use Outlook 2002 and I have searched for .pst files.

George Nielsen
 
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