Deleted Outlook profile by mistake - help!

[Jon]

I accidentely deleted an Outlook profile and now although I can get the pst
file to view emails, I have lost all the login info for my email accounts.
Therefore, I figure I need to somehow recover the deleted profile, right?

How can I do this? What is the file extension for profiles or are they
registry entries? If registry entries, can I import or copy and paste a
backup reg entry or something? Do I need data recovery software?

Thanks!

Jon

 

[Gordon]

I accidentely deleted an Outlook profile and now although I can get the
pst file to view emails, I have lost all the login info for my email
accounts. Therefore, I figure I need to somehow recover the deleted
profile, right?

How can I do this? What is the file extension for profiles or are they
registry entries? If registry entries, can I import or copy and paste a
backup reg entry or something? Do I need data recovery software?

Thanks!

Jon

By the time you had typed and posted, and I had replied, you could have
re-entered your account data in the new Outlook profile....

 

[Jon]

Yes, but I can't remember all the emails, pop info, passwords etc. There are
quite a few of them.

 

[Phoenix]

Your .pst files should still be there.

1. From the Control Panel, open the Mail applet
2. Click the Add button to create a new profile; enter your login into
the name field for the new profile and click OK
3. Ensure that your email address is correct in the E-Mail Address field,
then click Next
4. Click Finish
5. Close the Mail window and re-launch Outlook
6. If you store mail locally in a Personal Folders File, you will want to
re-add those to your view by the following procedure:
1. Click File
2. Choose Open
3. Click Outlook Data File
4. Use the dialogue to open the appropriate .pst file

Hope this helps!

 

[Jon]

Are you saying that this will recover my profile or just set up Outlook with
my pst file? I need to recover the actual profile since I have many email
accounts linked to it and I don't have all the passwords etc for them. I've
already got Outlook setup so I can view my emails, but its the login info
that I need too. So that is why I am asking to recover the profile data.

 

[Gordon]

Are you saying that this will recover my profile or just set up Outlook
with my pst file? I need to recover the actual profile since I have many
email accounts linked to it and I don't have all the passwords etc for
them. I've already got Outlook setup so I can view my emails, but its the
login info that I need too. So that is why I am asking to recover the
profile data.

Mail account info is not held in the pst file, it's in the Registry AFAIK.
Whether a System Restore to a point prior to when you deleted the Profile
would restore these entries in the Registry I'm not qualified to say...

 

[Phoenix]

It will rebuild your profile and link to your old .pst (profile).

 

[Gordon]

It will rebuild your profile and link to your old .pst (profile).

 

[Gordon]

It will rebuild your profile and link to your old .pst (profile).

Err no. The Mail PROFILE is completely different to the pst file. The pst
file has NO profile information in it.

 

[Jon]

System Restore fixed it. Thank you.

Mail account info is not held in the pst file, it's in the Registry AFAIK.
Whether a System Restore to a point prior to when you deleted the Profile
would restore these entries in the Registry I'm not qualified to say...

 

[Gordon]

System Restore fixed it. Thank you.

YW!

 

[wangdong]

Make sure your pst files was all right? if not, you can try a tool
called Advanced Outlook Repair. You can download a free demo version
at http://www.datanumen.com/aor/aor.exe . I think it is a useful
repair tool for you. It is easy to recover your PST file by using its
wizard. It is a powerful tool to recover messages, folders and other
objects from corrupt or damaged Microsoft Outlook PST files.

Detailed information about Advanced Outlook Repair can be found at
http://www.datanumen.com/aor/

Wangdong

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Yes, but I can't remember all the emails, pop info, passwords etc. There are
quite a few of them.

Contact the mail service provider you were using.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Your .pst files should still be there.

PSTs aren't profiles. You're response doesn't apply.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

How can I do this? What is the file extension for profiles or are they
registry entries? If registry entries, can I import or copy and paste a
backup reg entry or something? Do I need data recovery software?

They're registry entries. You could use a system restore point to restore
your system to a date prior to the deletion.

 

[wangdong]

Make sure your pst files was all right? if not, you can try a tool
called Advanced Outlook Repair. You can download a free demo version
at http://www.datanumen.com/aor/aor.exe . I think it is a useful
repair tool for you. It is easy to recover your PST file by using its
wizard. It is a powerful tool to recover messages, folders and other
objects from corrupt or damaged Microsoft Outlook PST files.

Detailed information about Advanced Outlook Repair can be found at
http://www.datanumen.com/aor/


Wangdong

 

[JNPT]

As far as corrupt .pst file is concerned, I heard about release of new
version of popular outlook pst repair software. The s/w provides 100% preview
of all recoverable pst file items and count of all items in individual
folder. which could help you to evaluate the software.
http://www.repair-outlook-pst.com/

 

[VanguardLH]

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