Getting to email files without outlook?

[schueymcfee]

I've recently lost my OS, but I have managed to do a parallel link with another OS. I need to find out where all of my emails are. Inbox, Sent Item, Deleted everything. What folder do they reside in and what are the file extensions.

Windows XP - Oulook (part of Office XP)

Cheers

[Mr E]

It's usually a .pst file for the postbox and a .pab file for the address book.....

....at least it was with exchange.

[arcturus]

First, turn on hidden and system files then look in:

C:>Documents and Settings>username>Local Settings>Application Data>Microsoft>Outlook

Your .pst files should be in there.

>> Edited by arcturus on Wednesday 4th February 18:12

[schueymcfee]

arcturus said:

First, turn on hidden and system files then look in: C:>Documents and Settings>username>Local Settings>Application Data>Microsoft>Outlook Your .pst files should be in there. >> Edited by arcturus on Wednesday 4th February 18:12

Yes they are thanks.

There's only one though, and it's called outlook.pst.
So can I just put this file back into the new OS folder?

>> Edited by schueymcfee on Wednesday 4th February 19:19

[Mark.S]

You have to point Outlook at the file, on 2002 this is done via File/Data File Management. On previous versions it may have been under Tools/Accounts.

[arcturus]

My advice would be to properly import this file into your new outlook setup. You can do this as follows:

From the ouutlook toolbar click File>Import and Export.

In the box, select 'Import from another program or file'.

Click Next and when asked 'Select file type to import from', scroll down and select 'Personal Folder File (.pst)'.

Click Next and in the 'File to import' box, enter the location of the .pst file you found earlier. (Tip, use the browse button to navigate to it.)

Click Next and on the next screen under 'Select folder to import from' click 'Personal Folders' then click Finish. And that should be it.

These instructions are for Outlook 2000, but other versions should be pretty similar.