This has been happening for several months now:
On some given day I will open Entourage (v. 11.3.3) to check my mail,
and I see that all my previous mail and preferences have disappeared,
and Entourage is back at its start postition welcoming me and asking
me to set up my new account!!??
The program had been working fine up until that moment. This is about
the sixth time it has done this.
Am on MacOS 10.4.8.
Any solutions would be welcome. Thanks.
Most likely you have accidentally moved your data. Hopefully, you have not
deleted the file. If you have deleted the trash, it's gone. Sorry!
Select Switch Identity and see if your old identity is still listed.
Entourage expects the folder to be in your Documents folder. For OS X users,
that's the Documents folder in your User's folder.
To find your old database, search for "Microsoft User Data" (without the
quotes).
If you have not used a new identity in Entourage, then copy the entire
Microsoft User Data folder to the correct location.
Fix if you have more than one Microsoft User Data Folder...
Move the entire identity folder you want to use to the Office Identities
folder that Entourage is recognizing. Your identity is named "Main" by
default. Be sure to rename one so you do not overwrite. Your identity folder
can contain more than one identity. Switch Identities to view your old mail.
If you have not used the new identity, delete it. If you have used it and
want to combine the new mail with your original database, drag each folder
to the desktop from one identity. This creates an MBOX file. Switch
identities. Drag the MBOX files into the folder window of Entourage.
You can delete the old folder after you are satisfied with the transfer.
--
Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page
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