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From: Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] on 19 Apr 2010 15:43 "Willy" <justask(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:e23DSL93KHA.3844(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Steps not missed Brian, I followed your instructions. Then clearly you didn't search properly because first you said you couldn't find it and now you say you have. It was on your PC and you couldn't find it. Ergo, you searched incorrectly the first time. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
From: Willy on 19 Apr 2010 23:47 Brian, Sorry for confusion but what I found was a backup of my outlook.pst file on a CD-RW I use monthly to backup critical data files. I copied that file from my CD-RW to my C:\Documents and Settings\BillG\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Folder. Then I searched and it didn't find it using your suggestions though I could see it in the aforementioned Folder. So it appears my Windows Explorer Search Program is not working. FYI, I later found the file in this Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\BillG\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft(4)\Outlook(2). Note the "(4) & the "(2)" in the sub-folder names. I've no idea how those were created and how my pst file ended up in the \Outlook(2) folder & again why Windows Explorer Search did not find the pst. In conclusion, the issue of gettiong my pst back is resolved. I just question now why searching my C: drive would not find any pst ( I even made a C:\temp\outlook.pst) and search still did not find it, thus an unresolved issue with Windows Explorer Search exists. -- Thanks, Bill Post replies back to News Group "Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]" <tillman1952(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:OItjki$3KHA.4752(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > "Willy" <justask(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:e23DSL93KHA.3844(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > >> Steps not missed Brian, I followed your instructions. > > Then clearly you didn't search properly because first you said you > couldn't find it and now you say you have. It was on your PC and you > couldn't find it. Ergo, you searched incorrectly the first time. > -- > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
From: Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] on 20 Apr 2010 10:35 "Willy" <justask(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OW68IxD4KHA.4964(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Sorry for confusion but what I found was a backup of my outlook.pst file on > a CD-RW I use monthly to backup critical data files. I copied that file > from my CD-RW to my C:\Documents and Settings\BillG\Local > Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Folder. When you restore a PST to re-add it to Outlook, you should put it in a folder other than the folder Outlook uses by default when it creates PSTs. If you inadvertently overwrite a PST of the same name, you can damage the mail profile. > In conclusion, the issue of gettiong my pst back is resolved. I just > question now why searching my C: drive would not find any pst ( I even made > a C:\temp\outlook.pst) and search still did not find it, thus an unresolved > issue with Windows Explorer Search exists. Without knowing how you conducted the search and what parameters you specified, it would be impossible to say. However, it's moot, since your problem was resolved. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
From: Willy on 21 Apr 2010 23:54
Brian, in your previous Post you stated: "Open Windows Explorer. Click Tools>Folder Options. Select the View tab. Select the radio button "Show hidden files and folders". It's a good idea as well to uncheck the box "Hide extensions for known file types"." Well, I did exactly that then I Opened Windows Explorer, Clicked on All Files and Folders, entered outlook.pst in1st Search Box, got nothing, clicked Back and entered *.pst again getting nothing. I only have 1 hard drive, C:, so something is not working with the Windows Explorer Search Engine. Yes, it is a mute point since I did eventually find my pst file by manually searching but you did not address my post where it added subdirectories with a (4) & a (2) in their names. See my previous post to your reply on this. -- Thanks, Bill Post replies back to News Group >> In conclusion, the issue of gettiong my pst back is resolved. I just >> question now why searching my C: drive would not find any pst ( I even >> made a C:\temp\outlook.pst) and search still did not find it, thus an >> unresolved issue with Windows Explorer Search exists. > > Without knowing how you conducted the search and what parameters you > specified, it would be impossible to say. However, it's moot, since your > problem was resolved. > -- > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] |