Lost pst

[Guest]

Following what appeared to be a successful move of a user pst file I opened
Outlook to reconfigure. The file was not there not on the network share not
in the users default path. So no big deal I cranked up my trusty file
recovery tools while logged in as domain admin and in safe mode. Ran file
recovery found allot of files just not the on that I’m looking for. Ok so now
I am a little freaked I have never had this problem before. Why is that I
can’t recover this file? The file was last a 539mb Outlook 2003 pst.
Tia

 

[Dave Patrick]

Never cut and paste. Always copy, paste, verify then delete.

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| Following what appeared to be a successful move of a user pst file I
opened
| Outlook to reconfigure. The file was not there not on the network share
not
| in the users default path. So no big deal I cranked up my trusty file
| recovery tools while logged in as domain admin and in safe mode. Ran file
| recovery found allot of files just not the on that I'm looking for. Ok so
now
| I am a little freaked I have never had this problem before. Why is that I
| can't recover this file? The file was last a 539mb Outlook 2003 pst.
| Tia
|

 

[Matt Anderson]

Following what appeared to be a successful move of a user pst file I
opened
Outlook to reconfigure. The file was not there not on the network share
not
in the users default path. So no big deal I cranked up my trusty file
recovery tools while logged in as domain admin and in safe mode. Ran file
recovery found allot of files just not the on that I'm looking for. Ok so
now
I am a little freaked I have never had this problem before. Why is that I
can't recover this file? The file was last a 539mb Outlook 2003 pst.
Tia

You moved it from his desktop to a network share?

Matt
MCT, MCSE

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Following what appeared to be a successful move of a user pst file I opened
Outlook to reconfigure. The file was not there not on the network share not
in the users default path. So no big deal I cranked up my trusty file
recovery tools while logged in as domain admin and in safe mode. Ran file
recovery found allot of files just not the on that I'm looking for. Ok so now
I am a little freaked I have never had this problem before. Why is that I
can't recover this file? The file was last a 539mb Outlook 2003 pst.
Tia

Surely the file is backed up. Get it back from your backup medium.

 

[Guest]

Yes that is true. Here is my delima, I cant find the deleted file using any
of my recovery tools. The workstation is xp sp2 this as far as I can tell is
a new behavior. Another strange thing the recovery tools that I normally use
are not behaving as they have in the past when recovering user data. The
tools are not detecting deleted files as they have in the past.

 

[Guest]

Ok lets take our ADD midicine and read my post again.
I am loking for a solution to the stated problem. The os is 2000 server and
xp sp2.
TH

 

[Guest]

Please read my initial post and respond with solutions to the stated problem.
Thanks
Ras

 

[Dave Patrick]

I don't know what "ADD midicine" is but you must immediately stop all drive
activity to have any hope of recovery. Box it then send it off to one of the
drive recovery services.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Ok lets take our ADD midicine and read my post again.
| I am loking for a solution to the stated problem. The os is 2000 server
and
| xp sp2.
| TH

 

[Matt Anderson]

Yes that is true. Here is my delima, I cant find the deleted file using
any
of my recovery tools. The workstation is xp sp2 this as far as I can tell
is
a new behavior. Another strange thing the recovery tools that I normally
use
are not behaving as they have in the past when recovering user data. The
tools are not detecting deleted files as they have in the past.

:

Send the disk is for data recovery before you make it worse. This procedure
can be done for under 1000 dollars. Decide if the PST file is worth that
much money to your business.

Matt

 

[Matt Anderson]

Ok lets take our ADD midicine and read my post again.
I am loking for a solution to the stated problem. The os is 2000 server
and
xp sp2.
TH

We are not information vending machines - we are helping you out of the
kindness of our hearts. We are NOT compensated for helping you. If you do
not respect us please quit asking for assistance.

Best of luck,
Matt
MCT, MCSE

 

[Enkidu]

I don't know what "ADD midicine" is but you must immediately stop all drive
activity to have any hope of recovery. Box it then send it off to one of the
drive recovery services.

He means something like Ritalin - Attention Deficit Disorder medicine.

His response was OTT but he is no doubt a little frustrated.

Cheers,

Cliff

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Occasionally there are situations that do not have a solution,
other than serving as a harsh reminder about what should
have been done in the past. This may be one of them: the
need to back up a key customer file on a regular basis.