Deleted Wife's User Profile-Outlook Info Gone

[Allen]

Hello-I deleted the user profile my wife was using on her
computerand created a new one for her. Unfortunatley all
her Outlook data disappeared. Is the old .pst still
around on the box... How can I recover from this
mistake?? She needs her calendar and contact data back.
Messages not as important but would be nice.

I really want to sleep in my own bed again! LOL Any help
would be appreciated.

She is running 2000 Pro- Outlook 2002...

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Removing a profile does not remove the PST. It's still there. Just open it
in Outlook.

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote]

Hello-I deleted the user profile my wife was using on her computerand
created a new one for her. Unfortunatley all her Outlook data
disappeared. Is the old .pst still around on the box... How can I
recover from this mistake?? She needs her calendar and contact data
back.
Messages not as important but would be nice.

I really want to sleep in my own bed again! LOL Any help would be
appreciated.

She is running 2000 Pro- Outlook 2002...

Should be, just do a search for .PST (Start | Find | Files or Folders)
and you should be able to locate it.

 

[Gordon]

Removing a profile does not remove the PST. It's still there. Just open it
in Outlook.
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I think the OP may be actually talking about a Windows "profile" - hence a
user, in which case, unless he elected to retain files, the pst file is
almost certainly gone.

 

[JR]

My IT Professional did the same thing to me on my
computer last year. Whe you delete a user profile, you
delete the .pst. I suggest that you relocate the .pst
file from the default location to a new directory, like
C:\OutlookData\. This should keep your precious data safe
from the likes of Windows.

JR