Where are contacts and emails stored in Outlook

MoveWeight · 08-11-2008, 06:58 PM

I have had 2 broken pcs lately that wont boot and i have removed the drives to recover emails and Contacts From outlook on the drives. Where are the contacts and emails stored on a windows xp hard drive from outlook?

**simpswr** · 08-11-2008, 08:02 PM

The are in a file with the extension .pst.

If you do a search for *.pst, you should find them . . you will have to set the advanced search function to look in Hidden and System folders.

**djaburg** · 08-11-2008, 08:26 PM

c:\documents and settings\username\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook

And the file is outlook.pst unless you've changed that for some reason.

**jenae** · 08-11-2008, 08:50 PM

Hi, there is a easy way to find this, open outlook and go to "file" select "Folder" then, properties for "outlook today.." Under the General tab select "advanced" from this "filename" will tell you where the files are located.

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MoveWeight Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 15 OS: Vista	Where are contacts and emails stored in Outlook I have had 2 broken pcs lately that wont boot and i have removed the drives to recover emails and Contacts From outlook on the drives. Where are the contacts and emails stored on a windows xp hard drive from outlook?

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simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,253 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Where are contacts and emails stored in Outlook The are in a file with the extension .pst. If you do a search for .pst, you should find them . . you will have to set the advanced search function to look in Hidden and System folders. __________________ Rich* MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

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djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,321 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: Where are contacts and emails stored in Outlook c:\documents and settings\username\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook And the file is outlook.pst unless you've changed that for some reason. __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.

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jenae Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,308 OS: XP & Vista	Re: Where are contacts and emails stored in Outlook Hi, there is a easy way to find this, open outlook and go to "file" select "Folder" then, properties for "outlook today.." Under the General tab select "advanced" from this "filename" will tell you where the files are located.