outlook archive vs backup

[Guest]

I think I already know the answer to this, but I thought I'd double check
that I'm a knucklehead. I archived my MS Outlook folders and then put the
archive on an external drive because I was needing to cleanup my machine by
reinstalling the primary O/S (XP) and a secondary O/S (WIN2k) for supporting
legacy customers. I got the secondary o/s loaded (I didn't get to reloading
XP, and I didn't reformat the drive)....BUT I did find out the difference
between archiving and backing up outlook (90 days of lost emails).....Is
there anyway to try and retrieve those 90 days or are they in lala land
now....

any insight would be appreciated, I can probabley live without the 90 days,
but life would be easier if I didn't have to

thank you

 

[Guest]

So are you saying you only kept a copy of the archive.pst file and no other
..pst files? If you have your original .pst (probably Outlook.pst), that is
where your most recent, unarchived stuff is...