How do I retrieve e-mails from backed-up .pst files copied to disk

[Matthew1970]

During a hard drive crisis two months ago, I exported my Outlook mail folders
in .pst files to CD. I now can't get them to open. Advice welcome!

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Advice: tell us why you can't open them and what you've tried.
Assumption: you already know that files on a CD are read only and Outlook
requires read/write access. Move the PST file to a hard drive and remove the
read only attribute.

 

[vickster]

During a hard drive crisis two months ago, I exported my Outlook mail folders
in .pst files to CD. I now can't get them to open. Advice welcome!

 

[Jeff Stephenson [MSFT]]

Outlook needs PST files to be writable in order to open them. Copy the PST
file to your hard disk and turn off the read-only attribute on it.

 

[Dangerkittyfilms]

I have tried this repeatedly and it keeps telling the file cannot be found.
What else can I try?

Advice: tell us why you can't open them and what you've tried.
Assumption: you already know that files on a CD are read only and Outlook
requires read/write access. Move the PST file to a hard drive and remove the
read only attribute.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

During a hard drive crisis two months ago, I exported my Outlook mail
folders
in .pst files to CD. I now can't get them to open. Advice welcome!

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have tried this repeatedly and it keeps telling the file cannot be
found. What else can I try?

Tried what? Describe EXACTLY what steps you take to try to open the backup.