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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / May 2008How do I undelete an entire list I mistakenly deleted?
I'm freaked! I meant to delete one contact from a long list, but hit the X button instead of "remove" and now the entire list is gone! Is there any way I can get it back? I think I have a backup of my Outlook stuff, but not even sure how to get just that portion of my contact list. Any ideas? Thanks so much Malia Go to accessories to systym restore put in the day before you deleted it and it will restore to that point. Darl > I'm freaked! I meant to delete one contact from a long list, but hit the X > button instead of "remove" and now the entire list is gone! Is there any way > I can get it back? I think I have a backup of my Outlook stuff, but not even > sure how to get just that portion of my contact list. Any ideas? > Thanks so much > Malia Wrong. System restore does not restore data.  SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Go to accessories to systym restore put in the day before you deleted it > and [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> Thanks so much >> Malia Are we to assume that you are referring to a Distribution List? If so, retrieve it from the Deleted Items Folder. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > I'm freaked! I meant to delete one contact from a long list, but hit the > X [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Thanks so much > Malia Hi guys, Thanks for both replies. Yep, I found out the restore deal didn't work. And, yes, this is a distribution list I set up with LOTS of names. This just happened today and just looked in Deleted Items and don't see it. I only see Deleted Items in the Mail folders, though, not for Contacts. Am I missing something? I'm pretty bummed about it. I do periodic backups of Outlook data and can try to figure out how to get it back that way if you can't tell me some easier way. If I have to go that route and I find the backup folders, will it overwrite all the other stuff that's there that's been added since the last backup or just restore the Distribution List I lost? It sure would be nice if they made it a bit harder to do something that drastic - like one of their "are you sure you want to do this" kinda messages! I really did think I was just deleting that one contact on the list by pressing the "X" key - not the whole freakin' list! :-) Thanks, Malia > Are we to assume that you are referring to a Distribution List? If so, > retrieve it from the Deleted Items Folder. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thanks so much > > Malia Deleted Items will catch all items you delete from Outlook, including Contacts and DL's. It would not have been deleted from your Deleted Items Folder unless you did so (do you empty your Deleted Items automatically on exit, for example?). If it is not in Deleted Items it is gone for good. Restoring from backup is simple. Just open the backup file in Outlook and copy exactly what you need from it. Under no circumstance should you import this data or try to retrieve it through some Wizard or automated process. Never trust Microsoft to do something you can do better. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Hi guys, > Thanks for both replies. Yep, I found out the restore deal didn't work. [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> > Thanks so much >> > Malia hi all.. My name is Ian from Indonesia. I have problem just like Malia. I've been delete all contacts in Contacts folder. The problem is i have configured my Outlook by automatically deleted items in Deleted Items upon exiting. can anyone help me, because i need those all contacts. i'm sorry for my bad english, hope u understand what i mean. thanks If you deleted the items from the Deleted Items folder there is no way to recover them other than from a backup of your data. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > hi all.. My name is Ian from Indonesia. I have problem just like Malia. > I've [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > i'm sorry for my bad english, hope u understand what i mean. thanks > hi all.. My name is Ian from Indonesia. I have problem just like > Malia. I've been delete all contacts in Contacts folder. The problem > is i have configured my Outlook by automatically deleted items in > Deleted Items upon exiting. can anyone help me, because i need those > all contacts. Your only hope is this: http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/restoredeleteditemsfromanoutlookpst.htm SignatureBrian Tillman The website does not work. If anyone knows how to restore I would appreciate it. > > hi all.. My name is Ian from Indonesia. I have problem just like > > Malia. I've been delete all contacts in Contacts folder. The problem [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Your only hope is this: > http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/restoredeleteditemsfromanoutlookpst.htm Website works fine. Chances the solution it offers will work are slim to none. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > The website does not work. If anyone knows how to restore I would > appreciate [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> Your only hope is this: >> http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/restoredeleteditemsfromanoutlookpst.htm > I'm freaked! I meant to delete one contact from a long list, but hit > the X button instead of "remove" and now the entire list is gone! Is > there any way I can get it back? Open Deleted Items and drag it back to the COntacts folder or click Edit>Undo Delete. > I think I have a backup of my > Outlook stuff, but not even sure how to get just that portion of my > contact list. If the backup is a PST, click File>Open>Outlook Data File, browse to that PST, select it, and click OK. Now open the Contacts folder in that set of folders, select the contacts you wish to restore, click Edit>Copy to Folder, and specify your default Contacts folder as the destination. When you're done, you can close the added PST again with right-click>Close on the root of the PST. SignatureBrian Tillman Oh, alrighty then you great guys! I looked again and found the folder in Deleted Items way down at the bottom (I thought since I had just deleted it, it would be at the top, but it was in order of when created, back in 2005). Anyway, thanks SO much for those answers - made my day a LOT brighter! Malia > > I'm freaked! I meant to delete one contact from a long list, but hit > > the X button instead of "remove" and now the entire list is gone! Is [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > done, you can close the added PST again with right-click>Close on the root > of the PST. I'm sorry to be posting in here, but I don't know where else to go. Last night I was typing and my finger(s) hit something and all of it disappeared. Can I get it back? > I'm freaked! I meant to delete one contact from a long list, but hit the X > button instead of "remove" and now the entire list is gone! Is there any way > I can get it back? I think I have a backup of my Outlook stuff, but not even > sure how to get just that portion of my contact list. Any ideas? > Thanks so much > Malia A good hand surgeon my be able to reattach it. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > I'm sorry to be posting in here, but I don't know where else to go. Last > night I was typing and my finger(s) hit something and all of it [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> Thanks so much >> Malia Very good Mr. Valentine. > A good hand surgeon my be able to reattach it. > > I'm sorry to be posting in here, but I don't know where else to go. Last [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >> Thanks so much > >> Malia Indefinite antecedents are a constant source of confusion with simple text posts in newsgroups. Best to avoid them. Anything you deleted inadvertently in Outlook will be in your Deleted Items Folder. If you deleted it from there, it is gone for good and you will have to restore from your most recent data backup. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Very good Mr. Valentine. > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >> Thanks so much >> >> Malia |
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