Accidently changed my default email and now all my outlook is gone

[hoop]

When I changed back to outlook as my default email all my previous email and
folders are gone and it is wanting to set up a new account. Is there any way
to recover my emails and folders?
Thanks

Win XP and Outlook Express 6.0

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Sure. Just get retrieve them from your last data backup.
Also, reconfiguring Outlook never deletes your old data. It may cause
Outlook to start over with a new data file, but your old one will still be
on your hard drive unless you reformatted. Just search for Outlook data
files until you find it (*.pst -- Note: they are hidden files).