How to recover contacts and emails from corrupted hard drive?

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Amy - 27 Apr 2006 04:43 GMT

The file to boot my computer was corrupt, thus I had to replace the hard
drive. I have been able to recover all files except for my Outlook contacts
and the saved emails on my computer including a VERY important draft. I have
set up my old hard drive externally to transfer files to the new HD. How can
I find/retrieve my Outlook contacts as well as the important emails that were
saved in folders in my outlook?

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 27 Apr 2006 10:42 GMT

The file you need is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the
mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

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> The file to boot my computer was corrupt, thus I had to replace the hard
> drive. I have been able to recover all files except for my Outlook
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> were
> saved in folders in my outlook?

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