Hello I did a backup through the windows backup utility. I saw all my
outlook folders pass by. the backup file is 5.63 gigs.
I have my hard drive partitioned.
I reformatted my hard drive C I left my data drive D alone.
When I set up windows I gave my account a different name. Family
instead of valued customer (the old name.)
I installed outlook on D this time instead of C.
I did the restore for the back up to put my settings on D hoping the
outlook program would take it.
When I clicked on outlook.exe it acted like a new program.
I uninstalled outlook from D and installed in on C.
I did the restore to C and a folder valued customer showed up.
When I clicked on outlook.exe it acted like a new program.
I looked in the valued customer folder/ application data and see 8
outlook.pst files.
Is there anyway to recover my outlook adresses and e-mails?
In Outlook, open each of the .pst files to access your items. You probably have one active .pst and a bunch of archives, or each family member has their own .pst file. Outlook->File->Open->Outlook Data File.

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After furious head scratching, cynthia@agmeters.com asked:
| Hello I did a backup through the windows backup utility. I saw all my
| outlook folders pass by. the backup file is 5.63 gigs.
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| Is there anyway to recover my outlook adresses and e-mails?