Disappearing PST Files

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DaveC

Hello all,

I recently lost the partition where I keep my Outlook 2000 PST files. Since
I backup that partition every month on CDRWs I thought I had nothing to
worry about. I replaced the information on that partition, unlocked the
attributes (ATTRIB -R E:\*.* /S) and was shocked that there were no PST
files to import!

Naturally, there were years and years of very important emails and dozens of
email addresses in those PST files. Now there are none. Or that's what it
seems?!?!?

Can anyone 'splain what happened here? Why didn't the PST files get copied
during the backup process? Are they still there only hidden by some secret
MS procedure, encryption perhaps? How can this be?!

TIA,

Dave
 
If the files were in use it's possible they weren't backed up. Did you test
your backups?

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: Hello all,
:
: I recently lost the partition where I keep my Outlook 2000 PST files.
Since
: I backup that partition every month on CDRWs I thought I had nothing to
: worry about. I replaced the information on that partition, unlocked the
: attributes (ATTRIB -R E:\*.* /S) and was shocked that there were no PST
: files to import!
:
: Naturally, there were years and years of very important emails and dozens
of
: email addresses in those PST files. Now there are none. Or that's what it
: seems?!?!?
:
: Can anyone 'splain what happened here? Why didn't the PST files get copied
: during the backup process? Are they still there only hidden by some secret
: MS procedure, encryption perhaps? How can this be?!
:
: TIA,
:
: Dave
:
:
 
Uh, no. I can't be sure the files weren't in use when the backups were made
(I may have had Outlook open) and no, I didn't test them.

But I will and post back soon.

Thanks!
 
DOH!

You were correct, sir. I closed Outlook, created a data CD using a CDRW and
viola, it copied just fine. During a previous test, I saw EZCD 5.xx delete
that file and was left without a clue as to why.

Thanks, Daniel. Now I know.
 
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