How to Recover a Lost Outlook Diary & Calendar

Recover lost or deleted Microsoft Outlook components even if they were deleted from the Trash folder.

If you have lost or deleted items in Microsoft Outlook such as emails, tasks, your calendar, diary, or contacts, you can still recover them. Deleted items first go directly to the "Deleted Items" folder, but even if you further remove them from that location, it is possible to recover what you deleted as trash. In Outlook 2007, this is a feature enabled by default. In Outlook 2003, you will need to edit the system registry.

Instructions

Outlook 2003

1. Go to the "Start" menu and then click "Search."

2. Search for "Regedt32.exe" to start the Registry Editor.

3. Locate the following code in the Registry Editor and select it.

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Exchange\Client\Options

4. Click "Add Value" found under the "Edit" menu.

5. Add the following registry values:

   Value name: DumpsterAlwaysOn

   Data type: DWORD

   Value data: 1

6. Close out of the Registry Editor. For now on, when opening Outlook 2003, the "Recover Deleted Items" option will be available in the "Tools" menu.

Outlook 2007

1. Open MIcrosoft Outlook 2007.

2. Navigate to the "Deleted Items Folder."

3. Click on the "Tools" menu from there, and select "Recover Deleted Items."

4. Select the item you wish to restore, and then select "Recover Selected Items."

Tips & Warnings

• In Outlook 2007, if an item does not appear in the "Recover Deleted Items" window, then you cannot recover it.

References

• BizzNtech: How to Recover Deleted Items from Microsoft Outlook 2003 and 2007