Hi
I somehow managed to delete all my contacts & all of my emails. I have
restored the file from my recycle bin but am unable to open it. File comes up
as "outlook.pst" (office data file) & when i try to open it, it is unable to
find the right programme to open the file. Any help would be gratefuly
received, but please remember I am a technothick, so plain english please.
Many thanks in advance

You can't open a PST file by double clicking it. Can you just put it back in
the directory it was originally in? What version of Outlook are you using?

"Technothick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2ED5C902-F324-46C9-9CF2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
> I somehow managed to delete all my contacts & all of my emails. I have
> restored the file from my recycle bin but am unable to open it. File comes
> up
> as "outlook.pst" (office data file) & when i try to open it, it is unable
> to
> find the right programme to open the file. Any help would be gratefuly
> received, but please remember I am a technothick, so plain english please.
> Many thanks in advance

Hi, unable to put it back in the directory, version is 2000 sr -1

"Vince Averello [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> You can't open a PST file by double clicking it. Can you just put it back in
> the directory it was originally in? What version of Outlook are you using?
>
> "Technothick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:2ED5C902-F324-46C9-9CF2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi
> > I somehow managed to delete all my contacts & all of my emails. I have
> > restored the file from my recycle bin but am unable to open it. File comes
> > up
> > as "outlook.pst" (office data file) & when i try to open it, it is unable
> > to
> > find the right programme to open the file. Any help would be gratefuly
> > received, but please remember I am a technothick, so plain english please.
> > Many thanks in advance
>
>

In Outlook, click on File -> Open -> Outlook Data File and browse to the
..PST.


"Technothick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EC06269D-CCF4-4098-B021-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi, unable to put it back in the directory, version is 2000 sr -1
>
> "Vince Averello [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> You can't open a PST file by double clicking it. Can you just put it back
>> in
>> the directory it was originally in? What version of Outlook are you
>> using?
>>
>> "Technothick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:2ED5C902-F324-46C9-9CF2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hi
>> > I somehow managed to delete all my contacts & all of my emails. I have
>> > restored the file from my recycle bin but am unable to open it. File
>> > comes
>> > up
>> > as "outlook.pst" (office data file) & when i try to open it, it is
>> > unable
>> > to
>> > find the right programme to open the file. Any help would be gratefuly
>> > received, but please remember I am a technothick, so plain english
>> > please.
>> > Many thanks in advance
>>
>>

Joe Grover <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> In Outlook, click on File -> Open -> Outlook Data File and browse to
> the .PST.

That's File>OPen>Personal Folders File for the OP's version of Outlook.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]