Lost all my Outlook data after a certain date....HELP!

[TJM]

Outlook 2000 has screwed me over big-time!

I seem to have lost all my Outlook data for the past 6 months - email,
contacts, calendar, etc. All the data prior to 6 mos. ago has been
retained. Right before this data loss, I was having strange PC
behavior - most likely due to spyware apps that were slowing down
performance.

I looked at my Outlook PST file and it appears the same size as it was
before the data loss, so this missing data should still be in there
somewhere? I have tried to export the PST file to different formats,
such as Access and tab-separated values, but to no avail. I think the
data is still in the PST file, but I have no idea how to extract it.
I also tried changing the file attributes of the PST file, such as
Last Modified & Access Date, but this doesnt work.

I've seen some professional data recovery services online but their
bench fees are in the $700 range to start. I tried the OnTrack
EasyRecovery EmailRepair application, as well as the WinXP Inbox
Repair Tool, but they didnt recover any of the missing data. Anyone
know how I can extract this missing data from my PST file? The
missing data is very important and I need to recover it!! HELP!!!

Thanks.....TJM

 

[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

Have you tried running the Inbox Repair Tool against the .PST to see if it
finds any errors? See http://www.slipstick.com/problems/scanpst.htm for
more help with this.

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[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

Data File Management doesn't contain any repair tools. Did you look at the
article I directed you to in my earlier reply? A corrupted .PST may or may
not lose all data; it may lose just some, or cause weird error messages,
etc. You may have to try alternating the Inbox Repair Tool with Scandisk a
few times and see if that helps. Check the Slipstick article for as much
info as is probably available on this subject...there are 3rd party recovery
tools listed there also.

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MVP - Outlook

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