I did delete the files. I have a back up copy but it is about a month or more old and I don't want to load that one, made a lot of changes since then Oh well bite the bullet I do have a hard copy of the names I lost, guess I will spend an evening retyping! Thanks for your help Susan Odom -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Linda F. Johnson Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 5:35 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: outlook 2003 restore a pst file? If you deleted them, they will be in your Deleted Items in Outlook If you PERMANENTLY deleted them, then no, there's no way to restore you pst unless you had a backup copy...if you DID have a backup copy, just go to Outlook's File menu and choose Open> Outlook Data File...then just drag the folders from the backup to the other one, then right click on the backup one and choose "Close" If you didn't have a backup, I guess you now know how important that is :( Linda Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com ABC Free Ezine ~ Free Ebooks and Tutorials *all outgoing mail scanned by Norton AV. If you got a bug that looks like it came from me, it did NOT! -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Odom Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 5:21 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] outlook 2003 restore a pst file? I accidentally deleted several contacts folders. Is there a way to restore my pst file to the way it was at 3:40 pm today? (About an hour ago) I tried doing a system restore on my sony vaio laptop computer, but I think that only restores system files and not program/user files. Because after I did the restore it did not bring back my contacts. I have since then un-done the restore. It was purely a mistake on my part - I don't have any system problems. I really would like to get those contacts back! Any help would be appreciated. Susan Odom ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************