How to Restore Outlook Data Without .PST File?

[Scottlook]

Hi,

My motherboard fried on my laptop, but the hard drive is fine. I'm no
using a different laptop, and am accessing the data on my old hard driv
via USB.

How can I access my old Outlook data & settings with the Outloo
installed on this new machine? I don't have a .PST backup of the ol
data. I'd like to just transfer the relevant files from the MS Outloo
folder on the old hard drive to the MS Outlook folder on the new one an
hit the ground running without missing a step ... if it can be tha
simple. I don't know which files are which, however.

Can someone guide me here? PS: In addition to the data (email
calendar, tasks, etc.), I'd like to recover all my email accoun
settings, and not have to re-enter all the various web-based emai
accounts that Outlook pulls from.

Thanks in advance if you can help.

Scot

 

[Gordon]

Hi,

My motherboard fried on my laptop, but the hard drive is fine. I'm now
using a different laptop, and am accessing the data on my old hard drive
via USB.

How can I access my old Outlook data & settings with the Outlook
installed on this new machine? I don't have a .PST backup of the old
data. I'd like to just transfer the relevant files from the MS Outlook
folder on the old hard drive to the MS Outlook folder on the new one and
hit the ground running without missing a step ... if it can be that
simple. I don't know which files are which, however.

If you were not using Exchange then you DO have a pst file on your HDD.
The default location of that depends on the OS that was on the old HDD.....

Can someone guide me here? PS: In addition to the data (email,
calendar, tasks, etc.), I'd like to recover all my email account
settings, and not have to re-enter all the various web-based email
accounts that Outlook pulls from.

That may be difficult - AFAIK the account settings are held in the registry.
Someone may be able to suggest a method of doing this.

 

[Scottlook]

Hi, Gordon. Thanks for your reply.

No, I was not using Exchange, but after lots of fruitless searches ove
the entire hard drive, it would appear that the native data file fo
Outlook does not have a .pst extension, but must be something else.
I've included system & hidden files in my searches, etc. but withou
success. In fact, even on my current HDD running Outlook there is n
.pst file. Any other thoughts on what the data file might be called?

Gratefully,

Scott

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;315743']"Scottlook" (e-mail address removed) wrote i
message

Hi,

My motherboard fried on my laptop, but the hard drive is fine. I'
now
using a different laptop, and am accessing the data on my old har
drive
via USB.

How can I access my old Outlook data & settings with the Outlook
installed on this new machine? I don't have a .PST backup of the old
data. I'd like to just transfer the relevant files from the M
Outlook
folder on the old hard drive to the MS Outlook folder on the new on
and
hit the ground running without missing a step ... if it can be that
simple. I don't know which files are which, however.-

If you were not using Exchange then you DO have a pst file on you
HDD.
The default location of that depends on the OS that was on the ol
HDD.....
-
Can someone guide me here? PS: In addition to the data (email,
calendar, tasks, etc.), I'd like to recover all my email account
settings, and not have to re-enter all the various web-based email
accounts that Outlook pulls from.-

That may be difficult - AFAIK the account settings are held in th
registry.
Someone may be able to suggest a method of doing this

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

It is called the *.pst file. It has no other name, never has.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, Scottlook asked:

| Hi, Gordon. Thanks for your reply.
|
| No, I was not using Exchange, but after lots of fruitless searches
| over the entire hard drive, it would appear that the native data file
| for Outlook does not have a .pst extension, but must be something
| else. I've included system & hidden files in my searches, etc. but
| without success. In fact, even on my current HDD running Outlook
| there is no pst file. Any other thoughts on what the data file might
| be called?
|
| Gratefully,
|
| Scott
|
| ===============
|
| 'Gordon[_6_ Wrote:
|| ;315743']"Scottlook" (e-mail address removed) wrote in
|| message
|| ||
|| Hi,
||
|| My motherboard fried on my laptop, but the hard drive is fine. I'm
|| now
|| using a different laptop, and am accessing the data on my old hard
|| drive
|| via USB.
||
|| How can I access my old Outlook data & settings with the Outlook
|| installed on this new machine? I don't have a .PST backup of the old
|| data. I'd like to just transfer the relevant files from the MS
|| Outlook
|| folder on the old hard drive to the MS Outlook folder on the new one
|| and
|| hit the ground running without missing a step ... if it can be that
|| simple. I don't know which files are which, however.-
||
|| If you were not using Exchange then you DO have a pst file on your
|| HDD.
|| The default location of that depends on the OS that was on the old
|| HDD.....
|| -
|| Can someone guide me here? PS: In addition to the data (email,
|| calendar, tasks, etc.), I'd like to recover all my email account
|| settings, and not have to re-enter all the various web-based email
|| accounts that Outlook pulls from.-
||
|| That may be difficult - AFAIK the account settings are held in the
|| registry.
|| Someone may be able to suggest a method of doing this.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

In fact, even on my current HDD running Outlook there is no pst file.

There are only two possibilities here: 1) you failed to find the PST, because
if you're running Outlook, then there is a PST and its file type is ".pst" or
2) you're mistaken when you believe you're running Outlook.
See this:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.asp#fileloc
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup2007.asp

 

[Scottlook]

Milly, I'll take your word for it, then. Please tell me the defaul
location for the .pst file and I'll go directly to that location an
look.

Scott

=======================

[_2_];317708']It is called the *.pst file. It has no other name, neve
has.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, Scottlook asked:

| Hi, Gordon. Thanks for your reply.
|
| No, I was not using Exchange, but after lots of fruitless searches
| over the entire hard drive, it would appear that the native dat
file
| for Outlook does not have a .pst extension, but must be something
| else. I've included system & hidden files in my searches, etc. but
| without success. In fact, even on my current HDD running Outlook
| there is no pst file. Any other thoughts on what the data fil
might
| be called?
|
| Gratefully,
|
| Scott
|
| ===============
|
| 'Gordon[_6_ Wrote:
|| ;315743']"Scottlook" (e-mail address removed) wrote in
|| message
|| ||
|| Hi,
||
|| My motherboard fried on my laptop, but the hard drive is fine. I'm
|| now
|| using a different laptop, and am accessing the data on my old hard
|| drive
|| via USB.
||
|| How can I access my old Outlook data & settings with the Outlook
|| installed on this new machine? I don't have a .PST backup of th
old
|| data. I'd like to just transfer the relevant files from the MS
|| Outlook
|| folder on the old hard drive to the MS Outlook folder on the ne
one
|| and
|| hit the ground running without missing a step ... if it can be that
|| simple. I don't know which files are which, however.-
||
|| If you were not using Exchange then you DO have a pst file on your
|| HDD.
|| The default location of that depends on the OS that was on the old
|| HDD.....
|| -
|| Can someone guide me here? PS: In addition to the data (email,
|| calendar, tasks, etc.), I'd like to recover all my email account
|| settings, and not have to re-enter all the various web-based email
|| accounts that Outlook pulls from.-
||
|| That may be difficult - AFAIK the account settings are held in the
|| registry.
|| Someone may be able to suggest a method of doing this

 

[techiee]

Hi
If you re having your .OST files witn you, then you can convert them to
..PST files, which works only in non-Exchange environment.
On getting the conversion done, you can have access to your Outlook
files easily.

Go for Outlook Recovery software that will manage your problem easily.

http://www.outlookrecovery.net/

 

[wangdong]

You can try a popular Outlook recovery tool called Advanced Outlook
Repair to repair your PST file. 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/

And you can also download a free demo version at http://www.datanumen.com/aor/aor.exe
Good luck!
Wangdong

 

[wangdong]

I have met the same problem some days before. I found a good 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