outlook.ost connection problems.

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I am running Outlook 2003, and was connected through a
LAN to a exchange server (which we intended to remove)
and i was running in live mode...I.E. my messages were
saved on the server...Before we removed the exchange
server i switched to cached mode, and it appeared that
all messages were then saved down to my computer...it
took hours...We removed the exchange server and my
messages were still available locally...when i added
another pop3 account to connect to a different email
account and removed the exchange email account, the
messages vanished! I have located an outlook office data
file that is about 1.5 gig and i am assuming that it is
the file, but i am completely without a clue as to how to
access the file.

Please Someone Help Me :(

seth
 
..ost files are profile specific. When you changed your Exchange profile,
you lost the connection to the .ost file.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.


After scratching one's head,
seth <[email protected]> asked this group:
| I am running Outlook 2003, and was connected through a
| LAN to a exchange server (which we intended to remove)
| and i was running in live mode...I.E. my messages were
| saved on the server...Before we removed the exchange
| server i switched to cached mode, and it appeared that
| all messages were then saved down to my computer...it
| took hours...We removed the exchange server and my
| messages were still available locally...when i added
| another pop3 account to connect to a different email
| account and removed the exchange email account, the
| messages vanished! I have located an outlook office data
| file that is about 1.5 gig and i am assuming that it is
| the file, but i am completely without a clue as to how to
| access the file.
|
| Please Someone Help Me :(
|
| seth
 
eyespike1 said:
Is there anyway possible way to get that back?
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Is your Exchange server still available?
Got full Exchange backups, if not?

If the answer is "no" to both of the above, you might have some luck with
www.exchangerecovery.com.

Note that the proper thing to do would have been to export your mailbox to a
PST file before doing anything.

What's the reason you're getting rid of Exchange, if I might be so bold?

s
-----Original Message-----
..ost files are profile specific. When you changed your Exchange
profile, you lost the connection to the .ost file.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
personal account will be deleted without reading.


After scratching one's head,
seth said:
I am running Outlook 2003, and was connected through a
LAN to a exchange server (which we intended to remove)
and i was running in live mode...I.E. my messages were
saved on the server...Before we removed the exchange
server i switched to cached mode, and it appeared that
all messages were then saved down to my computer...it
took hours...We removed the exchange server and my
messages were still available locally...when i added
another pop3 account to connect to a different email
account and removed the exchange email account, the
messages vanished! I have located an outlook office data
file that is about 1.5 gig and i am assuming that it is
the file, but i am completely without a clue as to how to
access the file.

Please Someone Help Me :(

seth
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tis not a problem...
well, we started out as a small ISP now and we completely outgrew it...So we
switched all our email clients to a Merak Mail Server platform. that is
controlled with a product called Hosting Controller...Hosting controller
controls all DNS, Mail, and IIS and SQL from a central web platform.

Our exchange server is now a dedicated SQL box so it isn't available...I do
have backups available...would it be possible to get my email from a backup,
that was created before I moved to "Cached" mode...

If i was only smarter :( then i would have merely dragged those to a
personal folder...But i am completely amazed and somewhat dumbfounded that i
have 1.5 gig file that is completely useless. :(((((



Lanwench said:
eyespike1 said:
Is there anyway possible way to get that back?
Click to expand...

Is your Exchange server still available?
Got full Exchange backups, if not?

If the answer is "no" to both of the above, you might have some luck with
www.exchangerecovery.com.

Note that the proper thing to do would have been to export your mailbox to a
PST file before doing anything.

What's the reason you're getting rid of Exchange, if I might be so bold?

s
-----Original Message-----
..ost files are profile specific. When you changed your Exchange
profile, you lost the connection to the .ost file.

--Â
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
personal account will be deleted without reading.


After scratching one's head,
seth <[email protected]> asked this group:
I am running Outlook 2003, and was connected through a
LAN to a exchange server (which we intended to remove)
and i was running in live mode...I.E. my messages were
saved on the server...Before we removed the exchange
server i switched to cached mode, and it appeared that
all messages were then saved down to my computer...it
took hours...We removed the exchange server and my
messages were still available locally...when i added
another pop3 account to connect to a different email
account and removed the exchange email account, the
messages vanished! I have located an outlook office data
file that is about 1.5 gig and i am assuming that it is
the file, but i am completely without a clue as to how to
access the file.

Please Someone Help Me :(

seth


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eyespike1 said:
tis not a problem...
well, we started out as a small ISP now and we completely outgrew
it...So we switched all our email clients to a Merak Mail Server
platform. that is controlled with a product called Hosting
Controller...Hosting controller controls all DNS, Mail, and IIS and
SQL from a central web platform.

Our exchange server is now a dedicated SQL box so it isn't
available...I do have backups available...would it be possible to get
my email from a backup, that was created before I moved to "Cached"
mode...
Click to expand...

If you have a full Exchange backup & can do a disaster recovery restore to a
spare server, you should be fine.
If i was only smarter :( then i would have merely dragged those to a
personal folder...But i am completely amazed and somewhat dumbfounded
that i have 1.5 gig file that is completely useless. :(((((
Click to expand...

Not entirely - but you may have to pay for www.exchangerecovery.com :-(
Lanwench said:
eyespike1 said:
Is there anyway possible way to get that back?
Click to expand...

Is your Exchange server still available?
Got full Exchange backups, if not?

If the answer is "no" to both of the above, you might have some luck
with www.exchangerecovery.com.

Note that the proper thing to do would have been to export your
mailbox to a PST file before doing anything.

What's the reason you're getting rid of Exchange, if I might be so
bold?

s

-----Original Message-----
..ost files are profile specific. When you changed your Exchange
profile, you lost the connection to the .ost file.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due
to the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
personal account will be deleted without reading.


After scratching one's head,
seth <[email protected]> asked this group:
I am running Outlook 2003, and was connected through a
LAN to a exchange server (which we intended to remove)
and i was running in live mode...I.E. my messages were
saved on the server...Before we removed the exchange
server i switched to cached mode, and it appeared that
all messages were then saved down to my computer...it
took hours...We removed the exchange server and my
messages were still available locally...when i added
another pop3 account to connect to a different email
account and removed the exchange email account, the
messages vanished! I have located an outlook office data
file that is about 1.5 gig and i am assuming that it is
the file, but i am completely without a clue as to how to
access the file.

Please Someone Help Me :(

seth


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