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Guest
My records in the Personal Address Book are suddenly missing. They are not in
the Contacts folder.
How can I get them back ?
the Contacts folder.
How can I get them back ?
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
Outlook has not used a Personal Address Book for years. Why were you? List
the steps you used to "lose" your Contacts. Be sure to include your Outlook
version.
the steps you used to "lose" your Contacts. Be sure to include your Outlook
version.
G
Guest
Hi Russ,
I am currectly using Outlook 2002.
When I click the icon 'Address Book', I choose the 'Personal Address Book'
in below of 'Global Address List'. I had some record store in the 'Personal
Address Book' that I have a file in PAB store in my D:\Exchange folder.
Now the file seems an empty file with only 32 KB.
I hope you get what I wrote in the above step.
Benson Au
I am currectly using Outlook 2002.
When I click the icon 'Address Book', I choose the 'Personal Address Book'
in below of 'Global Address List'. I had some record store in the 'Personal
Address Book' that I have a file in PAB store in my D:\Exchange folder.
Now the file seems an empty file with only 32 KB.
I hope you get what I wrote in the above step.
Benson Au
Russ Valentine said:Outlook has not used a Personal Address Book for years. Why were you? List
the steps you used to "lose" your Contacts. Be sure to include your Outlook
version.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Benson Au said:My records in the Personal Address Book are suddenly missing. They are not
in
the Contacts folder.
How can I get them back ?
R
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
I see. Outlook abandoned the PAB as an information store years ago in favor
of Contact Folders. I know of no methods for repairing or recovering PAB
files. Have you checked with your Exchange administrator to see if your PAB
was included in the backup of your Exchange mailbox?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
of Contact Folders. I know of no methods for repairing or recovering PAB
files. Have you checked with your Exchange administrator to see if your PAB
was included in the backup of your Exchange mailbox?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Benson Au said:Hi Russ,
I am currectly using Outlook 2002.
When I click the icon 'Address Book', I choose the 'Personal Address Book'
in below of 'Global Address List'. I had some record store in the
'Personal
Address Book' that I have a file in PAB store in my D:\Exchange folder.
Now the file seems an empty file with only 32 KB.
I hope you get what I wrote in the above step.
Benson Au
Russ Valentine said:Outlook has not used a Personal Address Book for years. Why were you?
List
the steps you used to "lose" your Contacts. Be sure to include your
Outlook
version.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Benson Au said:My records in the Personal Address Book are suddenly missing. They are
not
in
the Contacts folder.
How can I get them back ?
S
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]
Since the .pab is a separate file stored locally, it wouldn't be backed up with the mailbox on the server.
It does sound like this .pab may be damaged, though, and as you say, there's no repair tool. It would have been better to have imported its data into Outlook Contacts long ago.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
It does sound like this .pab may be damaged, though, and as you say, there's no repair tool. It would have been better to have imported its data into Outlook Contacts long ago.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
Russ Valentine said:I see. Outlook abandoned the PAB as an information store years ago in favor
of Contact Folders. I know of no methods for repairing or recovering PAB
files. Have you checked with your Exchange administrator to see if your PAB
was included in the backup of your Exchange mailbox?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Benson Au said:Hi Russ,
I am currectly using Outlook 2002.
When I click the icon 'Address Book', I choose the 'Personal Address Book'
in below of 'Global Address List'. I had some record store in the
'Personal
Address Book' that I have a file in PAB store in my D:\Exchange folder.
Now the file seems an empty file with only 32 KB.
I hope you get what I wrote in the above step.
Benson Au
Russ Valentine said:Outlook has not used a Personal Address Book for years. Why were you?
List
the steps you used to "lose" your Contacts. Be sure to include your
Outlook
version.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
My records in the Personal Address Book are suddenly missing. They are
not
in
the Contacts folder.
How can I get them back ?
R
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
That's what I was afraid of. A Contacts Folder would have been, of course.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Since the .pab is a separate file stored locally, it wouldn't be backed up
with the mailbox on the server.
It does sound like this .pab may be damaged, though, and as you say, there's
no repair tool. It would have been better to have imported its data into
Outlook Contacts long ago.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Since the .pab is a separate file stored locally, it wouldn't be backed up
with the mailbox on the server.
It does sound like this .pab may be damaged, though, and as you say, there's
no repair tool. It would have been better to have imported its data into
Outlook Contacts long ago.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
Russ Valentine said:I see. Outlook abandoned the PAB as an information store years ago in favor
of Contact Folders. I know of no methods for repairing or recovering PAB
files. Have you checked with your Exchange administrator to see if your
PAB
was included in the backup of your Exchange mailbox?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Benson Au said:Hi Russ,
I am currectly using Outlook 2002.
When I click the icon 'Address Book', I choose the 'Personal Address
Book'
in below of 'Global Address List'. I had some record store in the
'Personal
Address Book' that I have a file in PAB store in my D:\Exchange folder.
Now the file seems an empty file with only 32 KB.
I hope you get what I wrote in the above step.
Benson Au
Russ Valentine said:Outlook has not used a Personal Address Book for years. Why were you?
List
the steps you used to "lose" your Contacts. Be sure to include your
Outlook
version.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
My records in the Personal Address Book are suddenly missing. They are
not
in
the Contacts folder.
How can I get them back ?