Where does Outlook store messages

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Jeff

My computer recently crashed, but just before it went
completely down, a coworker saved my entire hard drive to
usb external hard drive. When he finished fixing my
computer and I reinstalled Office, none of my email
messages are able to be found, even when I open Outlook
from my file of old stuff he had saved. Can you give me
an idea where Outlook stored those old messages? Any
help would be SO SO much appreciated!!
 
Jeff said:
My computer recently crashed, but just before it went
completely down, a coworker saved my entire hard drive to
usb external hard drive. When he finished fixing my
computer and I reinstalled Office, none of my email
messages are able to be found, even when I open Outlook
from my file of old stuff he had saved. Can you give me
an idea where Outlook stored those old messages? Any
help would be SO SO much appreciated!!
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It depends on the operating system and version of Outlook you use (which you
didn't think important enough to include), but the file type is always
".pst"
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
 
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It depends on the operating system and version of Outlook you use (which you
didn't think important enough to include), but the file type is always
".pst"
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.

.OS is XP Professional using Outlook 2000. Thanks again!
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Hi Jeff,

If you are not connected to an Exchange Server, Outlook stores all information in a Personal Folders File (.PST). Make sure you search for hidden files, and search for all .PST files on your
machine to locate your information.

For more information on , please refer to Knowledge Base article
287456.KB.EN-US OL2002: How to Work with Personal Folders Files

You can access this article by clicking on the link below.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;287456

Thanks,

Scott Atkins MCSE, MCSA
Partner Technical Lead - Outlook
Microsoft Technical Support
for Platforms and Business Applications
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Jeff said:
.OS is XP Professional using Outlook 2000.
Thanks again!
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Your file, then, should be located in C:\Documents and
Settings\{username}\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook or C:\Documents and
Settings\{username}\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
 
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