outlook 2007 outlook.pst cannot be found

[mumorange]

I open outlook after rebooting and my outlook.pst cannot be found. I search
pc inc hidden files and it can not be found... I restore it using Acronis
back up and next time I reboot the pst file is missing again

I use outlook 2007 and Office Home and Student 2007. Please help as it is
driving me nuts

 

[JGT]

I use OL 2007, Vista Business x64, assuming you are using Vista you should
find the Outlook.pst file in C:\Users\jgt\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook

This is assuming you have not changed the location of the data file.

In OL if you click File > Data File Management in the window that pops up
you can see where OL thinks the PST file is located.

I've used Acronis (the latest version "Acronis True Image Home 2010") and
have restored my OL PST file from a backup. If you open your backup through
Acronis you should see the PST in the folder (use the path above). BTW in
this folder area a few other OL files. When I restored from the Acronis
backup I copied the contents of the folder.

 

[JGT]

More info for you

On Vista you may need to browse to Windows Explorer's Organize | Folder and
Search Options | View tab and select Show hidden files and folders.
Vista replaces Documents and Settings folder path with a Users path. As a
result, in Vista you'll find Outlook stores the PST and OST, in
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook.
Hotmail, IMAP, and Live Connector message stores can not be moved but POP3
and Exchange offline or cache storage can be moved to other locations.
All other Outlook configuration files are stored in
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook and cannot be moved.
Tip: Copy the following lines and paste into Vista's Start menu "Start
Search" field to open these folders:
To access the folder holding the toolbar, VBA, send & receive settings, and
nickname files, copy and paste:

%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

To see the message store files, copy and paste:

%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook