I lost my identity. Everything reset. Imtrying to get it all back.

[Joseph_R_Teeter]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
Email Client: pop

* *I may have deleted my "Microsoft User Data" folder from My Documents.

I was using my laptop for sometime without restarting it. Days or even weeks would have past since the time when I may have deleted the M.U.D. folder. I emptied my trash because I had large files sitting in there and then I restarted my computer.

Once it rebooted, my Entourage opened on start up (as normal) and my heart nearly stopped when I say that everything was gone. EVERYTHING. I know I must have had something to do with this but Im not 100% sure about that.

I searched in spotlight and found all my old emails and 500 contacts I had accumulated. I tried to open them and I keep getting the message: File not found, it may have been moved or deleted.

I anyone can help me, I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Diane Ross]

I searched in spotlight and found all my old emails and 500 contacts I had
accumulated. I tried to open them and I keep getting the message: File not
found, it may have been moved or deleted.

It's possible you found your Entourage cache files for Spotlight.

Entourage 2008 & Spotlight

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2009/05/entourage_and_spotlight.html>

You need to search for "database" or "Main Identity" or "Office 2008
Identities".

If they are gone, take this as a lesson to backup your data. We cover
several options here.

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/articles/backup_articles.html>