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Rupert - 02 Nov 2006 04:59 GMT

I use Windows XP. IMAP in Outlook 2003 Small Business Edition. After a hard
drive crash my .vcs & .vcf files are gone. I get all my data restored from
professionals. But I'm not able to find my .vcs & .vcf files. Anybody and
idea where I can find this files? I’m not able to find it in a working
Outlook too. Are these files saved under .vcs and .vcf or does the system
generate another file ending .xxx? Are this files hidden somewhere in the
.pst file?
Any ideas?

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Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook) - 02 Nov 2006 08:10 GMT

What data can you find? Is there in fact anything showing in your Outlook
Mailbox at all? Check that by Right clicking the Mailbox (top of the Folder
List) and selecting Properties | Folder Size. Is there anything in it?

In the Navigation Pane on the left of screen are you looking at the Folder
List? Do that first, then click the Contacts Folder. Now can you see
Contacts?

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook
www.acorntraining.com.au

>I use Windows XP. IMAP in Outlook 2003 Small Business Edition. After a hard
> drive crash my .vcs & .vcf files are gone. I get all my data restored from
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> .pst file?
> Any ideas?

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Rupert - 02 Nov 2006 14:16 GMT

Judy;
Thanks for your feedback.
To your question - yes I can see my mailbox and I used it w.o. problem.
My problem is that I use IMAP. All my Emails are not on my machine -
basically the are external and I work via internet with it.
Contact and calender are safed on my machine.
After my hard drive crashed I can not find this .vcf and .vcs files.
Question number one: where are they?
Question number two: are these file maybe renamed and somewhere hidden in a
.pst file?

Thanks for your help

Rupert

> What data can you find? Is there in fact anything showing in your Outlook
> Mailbox at all? Check that by Right clicking the Mailbox (top of the Folder
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> > .pst file?
> > Any ideas?

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Diane Poremsky [MVP] - 02 Nov 2006 14:43 GMT

you need to find your default pst.
http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/filepath.htm

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> Judy;
> Thanks for your feedback.
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>> > .pst file?
>> > Any ideas?

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Brian Tillman - 02 Nov 2006 14:44 GMT

> To your question - yes I can see my mailbox and I used it w.o.
> problem.
> My problem is that I use IMAP. All my Emails are not on my machine -
> basically the are external and I work via internet with it.
> Contact and calender are safed on my machine.
> After my hard drive crashed I can not find this .vcf and .vcs files.

Outlook doesn't use .vcf and .vcs files to store calendar and contact data.
It uses the Calendar and Contacts folders, which are in a Personal Folders
file (PST), the location of which is, by default (although you can store it
anywhere), %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook.
File>Data File Management will show you what PSTs you have open.

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