Where do I find my Outlook messages and Contacts?

[Joel and Julie]

I just purchased a new laptop, my old hard drive crashed. I do have an
external backup of the files, but, nothing saved on it from Outlook. Is
there somewhere on the internet that I can transfer from Outlook my old
saved messages and contacts?
Thank you.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

No.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Outlook or Outlook Express?
How sure are you that the backup doesn't contain mail files?

If your mail program was configured to leave a copy of messages
on the server, check your webmail access portal.

 

[Rommel]

I'd the same problem, I've a backup of my HD, but I don't know where I find
the messages of windows mail.

thank you

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Windows Mail keeps the raw message files in the following directory:
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folders\...