I am freaking out - lost all my mail....

[Guest]

In process of archiving my outloook (2003) mail things, my portable hard
drive was disconneted. Now my outbound mail that was being archived cant be
accessed. There is a 462 meg file on my portable hard drive that is the file
but I cannot figure out how to restore it. When I direct to import that file
back into my outlook, it says there is no file there. I am at a loss as to
what to do next. Is there a file redo or undelete or back up step I can do?
I have never posted here so not sure but thought I would ask.

 

[Brian Tillman]

In process of archiving my outloook (2003) mail things, my portable
hard drive was disconneted. Now my outbound mail that was being
archived cant be accessed. There is a 462 meg file on my portable
hard drive that is the file but I cannot figure out how to restore
it.

File>Open>Outlook Data File

 

[Guest]

Use File > Open as Brian has advised. Also, here's a link to excellent
Outlook backup and restore advice:

http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm