.PST DISAPPEARED, LOST EVERYTHING... HELP

[Stockmoose16]

My computer kept bringing up a window saying the .pst file for my
outlook was corrupt. It said I should run chkdsk. I restarted the
computer, and chkdsk ran... but my .pst file is gone. I've searched my
whole hard drive, and it's nowhere to be found. What happened? I have
no backup. Is there any way to recover it?

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

Aloha Stockmoose16,

When you searched your hard drive, did you tell the search to check the hidden
and system folders? In Outlook 2003 the PST file is saved in a hidden folder
which won't appear under normal searches.

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr - MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm

 

[Stockmoose16]

Yes, i searched the hidden files. The only thing I could find was a
backup from 4 months ago. How do I recover all the e-mails?

 

[DL]

If you are sure you located all pst's, and opening them didnt show the
origonal info, then they are apparently gone

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

Aloha Stockmoose16,

I suppose you don't have any backups of your data?

If you don't then short of doing some fairly hardcore forensics on your hard
drive I think you're probably out of luck.

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr - MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm