How to Recover Personal Folders in Microsoft Outlook
- 1). Copy your personal folders to a backup folder on your computer. Start Outlook, select the "Tools" menu and click "Options." Locate the "Maintenance" tab and click the "Store Folder" option. Press and hold down the left mouse button under the tab marked "Your personal folders store is located in the following folder" box. Press the "Ctrl" and "C" keys simultaneously to copy the exact file location.
- 2). Transfer the contents of the folder by clicking the "Start" button and the "Run" option (click on "Start Search" for Windows Vista). Continue by pressing the "Ctrl" and "V" keys simultaneously and press the "OK" button. On the "Edit" menu, select "Copy" from the options and exit out of the screen. Right-click on an empty space on your desktop, click the "New" option and select "Folder." This will give you a blank folder on your computer. Name the file "Personal folders backup" and click "Paste" to transfer the file information.
- 3). Click on the "File" menu, click the "Import" option and select "Other Address Book" from the menu if you somehow lose your personal folders in the Outlook program. Select "Text File" from the option menu and select "Import." Select the "Browse" option and select the "Personal Folders Backup" file that was just created. Open the folder and click the "Finish" button. You will now have access to your recovered files in Microsoft Outlook.
