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1307617 2012-10-19 06:37:00 Hi forum
Sometime this afternoon I manage to lose one of my personal folders in Outlook - it just isn't there anymore all of a sudden. I found out when I tried to shift something into it from my "inbox". Maybe the cat walked on the keyboard while I wasn't looking. Does anyone know what I might try to get the folder back? I have a back-up (on a full disk image) but it doesn't have the most recent stuff I would have shifted into that folder. I also don't know how to retrieve one single file from a disk image (can it be done?) Please can anyone suggest anything I might try?
ellpow (16400)
1307618 2012-10-19 06:51:00 Have a look in your Recycle Bin.

Do a search for *.PST usual the usual MS Search, not sure of your operating system so can't be more specific about how to use search.
zqwerty (97)
1307619 2012-10-19 07:01:00 Hi forum
Sometime this afternoon I manage to lose one of my personal folders in Outlook - it just isn't there anymore all of a sudden. I found out when I tried to shift something into it from my "inbox". Maybe the cat walked on the keyboard while I wasn't looking. Does anyone know what I might try to get the folder back? I have a back-up (on a full disk image) but it doesn't have the most recent stuff I would have shifted into that folder. I also don't know how to retrieve one single file from a disk image (can it be done?) Please can anyone suggest anything I might try?

Depends what image it is. If you use 'Acronis' you can 'mount' the image as a drive and copy any file in it.
mzee (3324)
1307620 2012-10-19 07:28:00 Hi zqwerty
Operating system is Windows 7 Professional. Tried the *.pst search and the other 2 folders did show up - not the one that is missing (Personal Folders(1).pst).
ellpow (16400)
1307621 2012-10-19 07:32:00 Depends what image it is. If you use 'Acronis' you can 'mount' the image as a drive and copy any file in it.

The image was made using Microsoft help "How to create a disk image".
ellpow (16400)
1307622 2012-10-19 07:42:00 windows.microsoft.com wainuitech (129)
1307623 2012-10-19 07:49:00 Is there anyone I can take the disk image to, or just get a copy of Acronis?

Thanks for helping.
ellpow (16400)
1307624 2012-10-19 07:51:00 If you made it in windows Acronis won't read it, just do whats in the link Wainuitech posted gary67 (56)
1307625 2012-10-19 08:33:00 The backup procedure won't recognise the system image file - it is showing up on the directory of the drive but the commands above don't seem to work with it.... ellpow (16400)
1307626 2012-10-19 09:58:00 I think I will have to do a system image restore and take a copy of the file I am after. So if I take another system image now, then restore the earlier system image, take a copy of the file I need, then re-write the new system image back - that should do it! ellpow (16400)
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