 Re: Can anyone help with restoring email from backup? | |
My Outlook fried, and I am STILL trying to ressurrect my folder (seems I thought I was backing up but wasn't actually). Anyway, with over 6,000 emails in folders, Outlook sensed a problem and literally shut down my folder, making it impossible to open the program --- even when installing different versions of Office altogether.
Apparently, the .pst folders in Outlook can only handle 2g of stored data, so backing up is not the answer: whenever you add another program or reset a configuration, Office automatically assesses your folders to see that your available space is sufficient. If not, it will shut down your folder.
The only way to reclaim your PST folder is to run the program scanpst.exe which is in the program files folder, and is also accessible via the Office > Outlook > Update/Diagnostic page (or Search for the troubleshooter discussions).
Since my folder is not responding, my only hope is to re-load my OS, effectively wiping 2 years of history, contacts, vital documents, and possibly downloaded programs from my system just to start over again!
Good luck, Sweets. Hopefully you can run the repair program whereas I cannot....and I hate Webmail so, especially with 37 emails addresses and a hodgepodge of forwarders....
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