Lost email

AP007

Last night I had a mega disaster.

Tried to open Outlook 2003 email and it said the folders can not be opened. Cut a long story short, folder is corrupt.

Lost 1000's of emails for job applications and stuff like that.

Cant seem to find a way to repair and get them back.

Anyone got any ideas?

thanks

Quiet_Spark

https://www.google.co.uk/search?site=&source=hp&q=outlook+folder+corrupted&oq=outlook+folder+is+corr&gs_l=hp.1.0.0i22i30.992.5771.0.8293.22.18.0.4.4.0.116.1479.16j2.18.0....0...1c.1.32.hp..0.22.1571.RxutpWRbxxU

AP007

Quiet_Spark wrote: »

https://www.google.co.uk/search?site=&source=hp&q=outlook+folder+corrupted&oq=outlook+folder+is+corr&gs_l=hp.1.0.0i22i30.992.5771.0.8293.22.18.0.4.4.0.116.1479.16j2.18.0....0...1c.1.32.hp..0.22.1571.RxutpWRbxxU

Thanks I have tried to do that and it don't work

I don't seem to have the repair file Scanpst.exe

malebolge

Long shot, but who is your service provider? I'm with virgin media and although I use Outlook, Virgin keeps all my emails and I can get the ones I've deleted by logging into my virgin media account.

Jivesinger

Could your Outlook file have grown to 2GB in size? If so there's another alternative here (beware it's an old article though):
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/repair-corrupt-outlook-pst-files-with-two-microsoft-utilities/

It also mentions the location of Scanpst.exe as:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\NT
if you're running Windows XP

In Windows 8 it seems to be at:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033

AP007

malebolge wrote: »

Long shot, but who is your service provider? I'm with virgin media and although I use Outlook, Virgin keeps all my emails and I can get the ones I've deleted by logging into my virgin media account.

no I need all the ones I have sent also so that no good and I delete mine (inbox online) once a month anyway. Thanks for the idea anyway.

AP007

Jivesinger wrote: »

Could your Outlook file have grown to 2GB in size? If so there's another alternative here (beware it's an old article though):
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/repair-corrupt-outlook-pst-files-with-two-microsoft-utilities/

It also mentions the location of Scanpst.exe as:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\NT
if you're running Windows XP

In Windows 8 it seems to be at:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033

Yeah prob more than 2gb as it was all my emails for 2 years job hunting, all the work programme stuff - everything.

Its a disaster

Windows 7 here and cant see anything about that. Was up till 4am trying to figure something out

thanks again

malebolge

Try here for advice on the location of Scanpst.exe and how to repair Outlook. :

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272227

Gyro

I don't know if or where Outlook keeps its files on your computer these days as I don't use it - however if they WERE on your computer you might have a look at the free 'ShadowExplorer' to see if you can find a shadow copy of the missing folder.

http://www.shadowexplorer.com/

Hey, it's worth a try eh?

I'm not even sure what Outlook IS these days as I believe Microsoft might have/had TWO different things, both called Outlook - Maybe I'm wrong, but remember this is from a nation that takes English measures like gallons, barrels etc, changes the size, but keeps the same name. Nuts!

AP007

malebolge wrote: »

Try here for advice on the location of Scanpst.exe and how to repair Outlook. :

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272227

thanks - have tried that and I get an error as the file wont install

Cycrow

AP007 wrote: »

no I need all the ones I have sent also so that no good and I delete mine (inbox online) once a month anyway. Thanks for the idea anyway.

its still worth checking, depending on how its configured, the server could store the sent mail as well. This also depends on how you setup the account in Outlook