Recovering Outlook stuff

TigaSefi · 21-04-2005, 16:24

My Dad's HDD is failing quite rapidly so I got a new HDD and installed everything including MS outlook XP and now I'd like to retrieve Outlook XP files and emails from the old hdd. It is on this system as a slave as it don't boot into it no more and where should I be looking ?

Cheers

21-04-2005, 16:28

If you can open outlook off the old hdd

click file then import export and select export to file.
Then on new install import from said file

TigaSefi · 21-04-2005, 16:43

I'll try that

Cheers
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It doesn't work. Searched for an PST and OST but nothing on the old hdd at all.

21-04-2005, 16:44

Can you open outlook from this drive?? should be in program files\ microsoft office\outlook.exe it might run,if it does then try,to be honest I don't know which files are what in outlook if it was outlook express i would have known (not much help sorry

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TigaSefi · 21-04-2005, 16:46

it opens but it like a brand new install ???? wierd.

21-04-2005, 16:48

have a look for a msocache folder somewhere in hidden files, I have no idea if theres anything there that will help but who knows lol

I don't really know much about outlook just thought i might try a shot in the dark,Im sure someone who knows will be along soon

http://office.microsoft.com/training...RC010970841033

try this link

Raistlin · 21-04-2005, 17:12

did you search for files called:

"pst" or "*.pst" ?

jtwn · 21-04-2005, 17:17

For your emails, search for *.dbx, check that it will search hidden and system folders in the search options.

If you come across an error, which i can't exactly remember, you can still recover the emails from inside the *.dbx with OE-Mail recovery.

TigaSefi · 21-04-2005, 17:38

okey dokey I'll look for the .dbx files. 8.pst files weren't found. Cheers for the suggestion.

Nope nothing ? I am not to worry since his contacts which are most important have been backed up to a cd.

zovat · 22-04-2005, 15:00

I am having a similar problem (although it is only my wife who uses lookout

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I think the only way to do this is to boot off of the old drive, export the files, then boot off the new drive and import them.

If anyone finds a better way - let me know (I have also searched for .pst and.dbx files etc)

Nemesis · 22-04-2005, 15:05

Outlook by default creates outlook.pst in the Documents and Settings folder .... make sure that your search criteria will search all system and hidden directories (check the options).