Can I retrieve deleted Outlook files?

devonpie

My wife's trial of Office 2007 had ended and I downloaded Office 2010. I didn't realise she used Outlook for her emails and uninstalled Office 2007, thus deleting her address book and all her emails :eek:.

Is there any chance of getting any of these files back? I did a Google search and downloaded a program called Glary Utilities which found loads of deleted files, none of which seemed to be to do with Outlook.

Help!

fitshase

They may not have been deleted. Do a search on your drive for *.PST and those are the Outlook e-mail files. The e-mails, contacts, etc., are stored in one PST file.

devonpie

Done that, nothing found.

fitshase

are any of the deleted files your download picked up PST files?

devonpie

No they don't appear to be. Lots of cookies, tmp files etc but nothing related to Outlook.

fitshase

Did you use a web based e-mail address (e.g., Hotmail) for the e-mails through Outlook or a different one like POP3 (e.g., from your ISP).

If web based, your e-mails should still be there in your web inbox.

If POP3, check to see if your e-mail provider has a web interface (e.g., Virgin is http://www.virginmedia.com/customers/emailgateway.php) and login through there. Your e-mails will probably still be there.

Danstar_2

devonpie wrote: »

My wife's trial of Office 2007 had ended and I downloaded Office 2010. I didn't realise she used Outlook for her emails and uninstalled Office 2007, thus deleting her address book and all her emails :eek:.

Is there any chance of getting any of these files back? I did a Google search and downloaded a program called Glary Utilities which found loads of deleted files, none of which seemed to be to do with Outlook.

Help!

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