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.PST File

Hi every one,

I have a problem, we have a customer who had an issue after updating his os with microsoft automatic updates, so the option was to do a fresh install of win 7. However the .pst file was not backed up before formating the system and installing a fresh copy of win 7.

Is there a efficient way to get or recover said .pst file in that system. Or what tools do we use? please some help Experts as the customer is supper pissed because his calendar and contacs database is gone..

Thanks

Bartender_1

I would recommend checking the system with getdataback from http://runtime.org

You can check to see if you can recover the pst file before buying the software, and if it is recoverable, you can activate the software without having to shut it down and scanning over again.

Best of luck!

:o)

Bartender_1

Crackx2008_INFOTEC

ASKER

Thanks for replying !, yeah we already used that one but nothing. I think that part of were the file was stored is overwrited already. But i think you can still recover files with up to 4 layers of writing over it. I just dont know what tools to use,

Thanks

Andrew

Have you tried searching the local drive C: for *.pst? if not, I would suggest doing this, as it is possible that the user folder that contained the file originally is untouched by the fresh install unless these files have been overwritten in which case you will struggle to retrieve the information.

Andy

Crackx2008_INFOTEC

ASKER

Thank you Andy,

Well there is a new copy of windows already installed. So if i look for the .pst there i will not be able to find the old one, and thats what we need.

thanks again

Andrew

I understand that but the pst files are normally saved by default in the user folders, 'AppData' under Win 7, Applicatio Data' under the older operating system, and not the folders where windows is installed.

Andy

Crackx2008_INFOTEC

ASKER

No it is not, it was deleted because this guy only backed up docs,music,video. and forgot about email. the he fommat the disc and reinstalled windows and outlook :(

Andrew

Oh dear, there are a few free undelete programmes out there but not sure if these will be any good. You are right, there are companies that will try to get data back but this normally an expensive option

Andy

chcw

Because after formatting your system, you have overwritten the drive by installing Windows 7, then the chances of getting back the Outlook PST file data is very low.

You can try Advanced Outlook Data Recovery at

http://www.datanumen.com/aodr/

by setting the source disk as the disk where you have formatted, and MAKE SURE to output the fixed PST file to another disk, such as a flash drive.

For your case, I think not many can be recovered, but with Advanced Outlook Data Recovery, you maybe get a little than nothing.

Good luck!

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CanusRufus

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CanusRufus

As I proof read I mean "over wright"
I hate when I type without my Glasses!

CanusRufus

For Andymacf: FYI

Outllok 2010 will save .pst files by default to the users my documents folder.
Mydocuments/outlook files

MS has changed the format to not be in a hidden directory.

M A

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