Outlook pst files

[Guest]

Hello,

Is there any method or tool available to "unlock" pst files?

I have made 2 basic mistakes when it comes to backing up pst-files:
1. Always shut down Outlook if you manually copy pst-files
2. Test that the backup can be recovered, before you need it.

I only wish I had done a bit more investigation before I copied the
pst-files.....

I had to reinstall Win XP (and Outlook 2003) on my PC, and now I'm stuck
with 2 pst files which can not be accessed. Outlook doesn't even recognise
them as personal folders files. I've tried various tools to recover the
content, however none of them have succeeded. Apparently, Outlook makes some
changes to these files while they are open, and if the pst files are copied
while in this state they are not accessible by other applications.

I've seen similar postings here, but I've never seen anybody actually
stating whether it's possible to recover the content of these files or not.

Any tips or help is appreciated.

Best regards,
Jens

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Did you already copied the pst-files back from the CD to the harddisk? After
this make sure you've unchecked the Read Only file property.

 

[Guest]

Yes, I have unchecked the Read Only attribute so that's not the problem.

Did you already copied the pst-files back from the CD to the harddisk? After
this make sure you've unchecked the Read Only file property.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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Hello,

Is there any method or tool available to "unlock" pst files?

I have made 2 basic mistakes when it comes to backing up pst-files:
1. Always shut down Outlook if you manually copy pst-files
2. Test that the backup can be recovered, before you need it.

I only wish I had done a bit more investigation before I copied the
pst-files.....

I had to reinstall Win XP (and Outlook 2003) on my PC, and now I'm stuck
with 2 pst files which can not be accessed. Outlook doesn't even recognise
them as personal folders files. I've tried various tools to recover the
content, however none of them have succeeded. Apparently, Outlook makes
some
changes to these files while they are open, and if the pst files are
copied
while in this state they are not accessible by other applications.

I've seen similar postings here, but I've never seen anybody actually
stating whether it's possible to recover the content of these files or
not.

Any tips or help is appreciated.

Best regards,
Jens

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You might want to try the demo of this tool;
http://www.officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm

If that one can't do it for you, I don't think it can't be recovered at all.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Yes, I have unchecked the Read Only attribute so that's not the problem.

Did you already copied the pst-files back from the CD to the harddisk?
After
this make sure you've unchecked the Read Only file property.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Hello,

Is there any method or tool available to "unlock" pst files?

I have made 2 basic mistakes when it comes to backing up pst-files:
1. Always shut down Outlook if you manually copy pst-files
2. Test that the backup can be recovered, before you need it.

I only wish I had done a bit more investigation before I copied the
pst-files.....

I had to reinstall Win XP (and Outlook 2003) on my PC, and now I'm
stuck
with 2 pst files which can not be accessed. Outlook doesn't even
recognise
them as personal folders files. I've tried various tools to recover the
content, however none of them have succeeded. Apparently, Outlook makes
some
changes to these files while they are open, and if the pst files are
copied
while in this state they are not accessible by other applications.

I've seen similar postings here, but I've never seen anybody actually
stating whether it's possible to recover the content of these files or
not.

Any tips or help is appreciated.

Best regards,
Jens

 

[Guest]

I've now tried the below office recovery tool, but unfortunately this is also
unable to recover the content. It just responds with "No data to recover
detected".

Thanks for trying to help me out, Roady.

You might want to try the demo of this tool;
http://www.officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm

If that one can't do it for you, I don't think it can't be recovered at all.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Yes, I have unchecked the Read Only attribute so that's not the problem.

Did you already copied the pst-files back from the CD to the harddisk?
After
this make sure you've unchecked the Read Only file property.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
Hello,

Is there any method or tool available to "unlock" pst files?

I have made 2 basic mistakes when it comes to backing up pst-files:
1. Always shut down Outlook if you manually copy pst-files
2. Test that the backup can be recovered, before you need it.

I only wish I had done a bit more investigation before I copied the
pst-files.....

I had to reinstall Win XP (and Outlook 2003) on my PC, and now I'm
stuck
with 2 pst files which can not be accessed. Outlook doesn't even
recognise
them as personal folders files. I've tried various tools to recover the
content, however none of them have succeeded. Apparently, Outlook makes
some
changes to these files while they are open, and if the pst files are
copied
while in this state they are not accessible by other applications.

I've seen similar postings here, but I've never seen anybody actually
stating whether it's possible to recover the content of these files or
not.

Any tips or help is appreciated.

Best regards,
Jens

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Sorry to hear and you're welcome!

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

I've now tried the below office recovery tool, but unfortunately this is
also
unable to recover the content. It just responds with "No data to recover
detected".

Thanks for trying to help me out, Roady.

You might want to try the demo of this tool;
http://www.officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm

If that one can't do it for you, I don't think it can't be recovered at
all.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Yes, I have unchecked the Read Only attribute so that's not the
problem.

:

Did you already copied the pst-files back from the CD to the harddisk?
After
this make sure you've unchecked the Read Only file property.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
Hello,

Is there any method or tool available to "unlock" pst files?

I have made 2 basic mistakes when it comes to backing up pst-files:
1. Always shut down Outlook if you manually copy pst-files
2. Test that the backup can be recovered, before you need it.

I only wish I had done a bit more investigation before I copied the
pst-files.....

I had to reinstall Win XP (and Outlook 2003) on my PC, and now I'm
stuck
with 2 pst files which can not be accessed. Outlook doesn't even
recognise
them as personal folders files. I've tried various tools to recover
the
content, however none of them have succeeded. Apparently, Outlook
makes
some
changes to these files while they are open, and if the pst files are
copied
while in this state they are not accessible by other applications.

I've seen similar postings here, but I've never seen anybody
actually
stating whether it's possible to recover the content of these files
or
not.

Any tips or help is appreciated.

Best regards,
Jens