how can i get my emails back in outlook?
hi,
my email server settings have been changed from imap to pop server, so i changed the same settings in my outlook, when i changed the settings immediately all of my previous emails have gone and new emails downloaded. Now i am unable to see my previous emails, is there any way to get those emails back and access them like offline emails? my email id is same but the server has been changed by my provider.
Thanks in advance.
my email server settings have been changed from imap to pop server, so i changed the same settings in my outlook, when i changed the settings immediately all of my previous emails have gone and new emails downloaded. Now i am unable to see my previous emails, is there any way to get those emails back and access them like offline emails? my email id is same but the server has been changed by my provider.
Thanks in advance.
Nenadic
Did you set Oulook to deliver to the same data file? You should be able to see that by looking at account properties and locating the file in Windows Explorer. If only a single file shows up, chances are you've overwritten it. But, you can try doing a search for *.PST across the whole computer and seeing what comes out.
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i got your point, if its not over written, what can be the default names of the older and newer files?
They will possibly include your email address, or perhaps the name of the account. But, search for PST is your safest bet. Even with default files, there may only be 3-4 in your computer across all drives. Their size and modified date will give you an idea of what is in them.
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yes, i can see the .pst file in the folder, how can i get those emails in my outlook in that .pst file?
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the file is bigger for sure, can u suggest me the third party softwares which can extract those emails for me please? mean while ill try with system restore.
Is the file you refer to different from the one that IMAP account is configured to deliver email to? If they are the same, that won't be the file you need. If they are different, just go to FILE, OPEN, OUTLOOK DATA FILE.
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i am not sure about that file is same or not, but the file size showing very big, approx. 480MB its showing but it has only 5 or 6 emails when i opened that file in outlook. How can i get them in my outlook?
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i am not sure about that file is same or not, but the file size showing very big, approx. 480MB its showing but it has only 5 or 6 emails when i opened that file in outlook. How can i get them in my outlook? I mean how can i get rest of the data from those 5/6 emails?
When the file is open in Outlook, can you right-click on it and go to Properties, Folder Size? What does it report?
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thanks for your replies, let me try with the options and ill get back to you.
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thank you