pst: import of the back-up - the sent mail folder is completely em

[Chris M]

I needed to reinstall Vista, so, using the (.pst) export file wizard, I
backed-up a copy of my Outlook 2007 file.

I reinstalled vista and Office 2007 and the only content I can access in
Outlook are the Inbox and the sub folders. There are no contacts/calendar
detail - which I'm not too concerned at.

However, all the content from sent mail is missing - the folder is empty -
does a .pst backup not include the sent mail?

If the backup should include the sent mail, how do I access them? I've ran
the repair tool but it's made no difference?

 

[Russ Valentine]

Why would you export to create a PST file? You lose data by exporting, as
you have demonstrated again to everyone.
You already had a PST file. Open that file in Outlook.

 

[Chris M]

Due to some malicious software I needed to re-format the drive and reinstall
the OS. I backed-up all my data and docs and believed that exporting the pst
to my backup drive would save my data.

 

[Russ Valentine]

Exporting is in no way a backup. It is only used to convert Outlook data to
another format. Exporting Outlook data to Outlook data ensures you will lose
data, most of it from end user error--like yours, where you failed to export
all the folders within your file.
If you have no good backups of your data file, your data is lost.
I would encourage you to read the daily posts we make here on how you
transfer or backup Outlook data reliably. I don't understand the very common
misperception people have that they must export their Outlook data. Did you
export your Word documents or your Excel spreadsheets? Of course not. You
just saved them. Same with Outlook. Save your data. Do not export your data.
Ever.

 

[Leonid S. Knyshov // SBS Expert]

Due to some malicious software I needed to re-format the drive and reinstall
the OS. I backed-up all my data and docs and believed that exporting the pst
to my backup drive would save my data.

It may still be possible to recover your deleted PST file.

Let me know if you are interested in that option.
--
Leonid S. Knyshov
Crashproof Solutions
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Twitter: @wiseleo
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[chappy]

Read Office Mac 2011 - EXPORTING is used to BACK-UP outlook .pst files. That's why people export.

"In Outlook, you can transfer all your data—such as e-mail messages, contacts, events, and notes—to an Outlook for Mac Data File. This allows you to back up your information or transfer it to Outlook for Mac on another computer. To transfer a set of contacts to another computer or application, you can export contacts as a tab-delimited text file, which can be opened by many other mail, spreadsheet, and database applications. You can also export single items as individual files, either to have as a backup or to use in other applications.
Do any of the following:

Export to an Outlook for Mac Data File
When you export to an Outlook for Mac Data File, you can choose to filter information by category or by item type. For example, if you want to transfer networking information from your work computer to your home computer, you could export only items that you've assigned to the Networking category. Similarly, you might want to export all your contacts on your home computer and then import them on your work computer. During the export process, you can choose to keep the exported items in Outlook, or to delete them after they are exported.
On the File menu, click Export." from http://www.microsoft.com/mac/outlook/