How to Recover Deleted PST Files

You can recover from an accidental deletion of one of your PST files.

If you use Microsoft Outlook to manage and store much of your important information, you can be in a real bind if the data is lost. Outlook uses PST files to store your data for all email communications, contacts, and calendar events. Should you accidentally delete some of this information, all is not lost.

Instructions

1. Exit your Outlook application. Click your desktop's "Start" button and type "regedit."

2. Go to the following location in your computer registry:
   My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Exchange\Client\Options
   Click on "Edit."

3. Click "New." Choose "DWORD Value" and type "DumpsterAlwaysOn." Change the "DWORD" value to the number "1."

4. Launch your Outlook program. Click on your "Deleted Items" folder and click the "Tools" menu. Choose "Recovered Deleted Items," and you will have successfully recovered your deleted PST files.

References

• Microsoft: Recover deleted items from any folder