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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / November 2006Missing contacts
Somehow I had created 4 Personal Folder Files. I deleted two of these files. Each of these files contained Contact Files. I read somewhere that I could delete the contact folder, but the .pst file would remain. I now find that one of them that I deleted contained a Contact File, that also disappeared, and I need to get that file back. If all of the contact information is retained in a .pst file, how do I bring back the .pst file with contact information in a useable form? You would simply retrieve it from the Deleted Items folder. If you actually deleted it from there as well, then you really did want it gone and it is. You would have then have to restore from backup. I trust you backup your data.  SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Somehow I had created 4 Personal Folder Files. I deleted two of these > files. Each of these files contained Contact Files. I read somewhere [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > information is retained in a .pst file, how do I bring back the .pst file > with contact information in a useable form? Also, is there a way to merge without duplication, Contact Folders in different Personal Folders? > You would simply retrieve it from the Deleted Items folder. If you actually > deleted it from there as well, then you really did want it gone and it is. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > information is retained in a .pst file, how do I bring back the .pst file > > with contact information in a useable form? You copy the information from one folder to another, then run a duplicate checker on it. http://www.slipstick.com/addins/contacts.htm#dupes SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Also, is there a way to merge without duplication, Contact Folders in > different Personal Folders? [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > file >> > with contact information in a useable form? I am not a programmer and I do not understand the internal workings of Outlook. My naming conventions might also be wrong. But in the simplest way I will try to explain what I have done and what I would like to do. I had four Personal Folders each of which had identically named folders below them. I decided to delete two of the Personal Folders. To do this I highlighted two folders and hit the Delete key. They and their sub-folders disappeared. I later discovered that some of the contacts in one of the folders that disappeared contained information I wished to restore. I read somewhere that deleting a Personal Folder did not delete the information and that it was still retained in a .PST file. I would like to restore one of the Contact Folders and merge it into one of the remaining Contact Folders. Specifically, and in simple terms, how can I do that? > You copy the information from one folder to another, then run a duplicate > checker on it. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > file > >> > with contact information in a useable form? I don't believe I understand your suggestion. I deleted a Personal Folder that contained contact files. The only Deleted Folders that I am familiar with are shown under a Personal Folder. Looking at the Personal Folders that remained and searching the Deleted Files thereunder, I didn't find anything that appears to be a deleted Personal Folder. Obviously there is something that I am not getting. Is there another Deleted Items Folder that would show a deleted Personal Folder? > You would simply retrieve it from the Deleted Items folder. If you actually > deleted it from there as well, then you really did want it gone and it is. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > information is retained in a .pst file, how do I bring back the .pst file > > with contact information in a useable form? I don't believe you posted very clearly. If you deleted the entire PST file, all your information is gone and you should restore from backup. All Outlook data is contained in the PST file. None of the information is stored separately and there is no such thing as a "Contacts File." SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] >I don't believe I understand your suggestion. I deleted a Personal Folder > that contained contact files. The only Deleted Folders that I am familiar [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > file >> > with contact information in a useable form? I didn't specifically delete a .pst file. I merely highlighted the contact folder and hit delete. I had read earlier that by deleting a personal folder that the information would still be retained in the LPST File. Did I get that wrong also? Referring to your other response, I couldn't figure how to copy one Contact List under one Personal Folder into another Contact List in another Personal Folder. Specifically, how would I do that? > I don't believe you posted very clearly. If you deleted the entire PST file, > all your information is gone and you should restore from backup. All Outlook [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > file > >> > with contact information in a useable form? Decide what you really did and then post it accurately. Read your posts. They are patently inconsistent. Do not expect us to read your mind. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] >I didn't specifically delete a .pst file. I merely highlighted the contact > folder and hit delete. I had read earlier that by deleting a personal [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] >> > file >> >> > with contact information in a useable form? I am not a programmer or familiar with the internal workings of Outlook. In simple terms, I had four folders listed as Personal Folders. Each had a number of identical folders listed below them, among which were folders labeled Contacts. I highlighted two of the Personal Folders and then deleted them. All the folders below also disappeared. I read that even if a Personal Folder was deleted, the information was retained in a .PST file. I now would like to recover the information listed as Contacts and then merge it with one of the Contact Folders under another Personal Folder. Can it be done, and if so, how? > Decide what you really did and then post it accurately. Read your posts. > They are patently inconsistent. Do not expect us to read your mind. [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > >> > file > >> >> > with contact information in a useable form? You don't even have an option to delete a Personal Folders file in Outlook, so your post still makes no sense. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] >I am not a programmer or familiar with the internal workings of Outlook. > [quoted text clipped - 75 lines] >> >> > file >> >> >> > with contact information in a useable form? > In simple terms, I had four folders listed as Personal Folders. Each > had a number of identical folders listed below them, among which were > folders labeled Contacts. Where were you seeing these? In Outlook? In Windows Explorer? If in Outlook, what view were you using? What version of Outlook? > I highlighted two of the Personal Folders > and then deleted them. There's no way you this could happen. If you were to hightligh "Personal Folders" and press Delete, nothing would happen. > All the folders below also disappeared. I > read that even if a Personal Folder was deleted, the information was > retained in a .PST file. "Personal Folders" = "PST" The display name "Personal Folders" is the default display name given to any PST you create. The display name is what shows up in the Folder List and represents the root of the PST. You can create folders within the PST and some of them you can also delete. They'll show up ad children of the "Personal Folders" display name. Folders with the default names "Calendar", "Contacts", "Inbox", "Outbox", "Tasks", "Notes, etc. cannot be deleted. Anything else that is deleted will be moved to the Deleted Items folder. All new PSTs contain only the single folder "Deleted Items", unless you add the other folders yourself or make the PST your deliivery location, which will cause Outlook to create all the default folders. > I now would like to recover the information > listed as Contacts and then merge it with one of the Contact Folders > under another Personal Folder. Can it be done, and if so, how? We really don't know exactly what you did, since what you describe shouldn't be possible, so it's not possible to say whether or not you can recover. SignatureBrian Tillman > I didn't specifically delete a .pst file. I merely highlighted the > contact folder and hit delete. I had read earlier that by deleting a > personal folder that the information would still be retained in the > LPST File. Did I get that wrong also? There should be no way for you to delete a folder named "Contacts" from a PST. Outlook should complain when you try. What's an "LPST" file? SignatureBrian Tillman |
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