Allison, You may have to concede on this one. Unless one of the grey beards has an idea, I don't see how you're going to recover that missing data. >>Excerpt form Q171371: >>On the View menu, click Folder List to turn on the Folder List view. In your >> Folder List, the following recovered folders should be displayed: >> >> - Recovered personal folders >> - Calendar >> - Contacts >> - Deleted Items >> - Inbox >> - Journal >> - Notes >> - Outbox >> - Sent Items >> - Tasks >> These folders are usually empty because the folders are part of a rebuilt .pst >> file. A Lost and Found folder should also be displayed. This folder contains >> the folders and items that the Inbox Repair Tool recovered. Any items that >> are missing are beyond repair.
Matthew Exchange Disaster Recovery, Live it, Learn It, Love It, Get yours today! http://www.microsoft.com/TechNet/exchange/technote/edrv3p1.asp "Besides the technical limitations on the PST (remember the P stands for Personal, that means you're responsible not the mail admin)..." Jim Schwartz 8-16-01 >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Allison Wittstock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>>Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 8:29 AM >>>To: Exchange Discussions >>>Subject: RE: Losing data after moving to Exchange server >>> >>> >>>I have opened the file, but I do not see a Lost & Found folder. >>> >>>I tried to count the items, and I can account for about >>>2/3's of the 2697 >>>items. Her deleted items were ALL of her emails. >>> >>>Is there anything else I can do to this .pst to recover the >>>lost items? They >>>have to be somewhere, no? >>> >>>Yes, I have seen your quote, but the fact is, I'm the >>>Administrator and I am expected to solve any technical >>>problem for my users. >>> >>>Allison Wittstock >>> >>> >>> >>>On Tue, 02 Oct 2001, you wrote: >>>> Could be...I've seen users with Tens of thousands of items >>>and only have >>>> 25MB. On the other hand I've seen users with about a few >>>hundred items and >>>> be well over 400MB. You will have to open up the file and >>>look. Also, >>>> look for a "Lost & Found" folder in the Scanned PST. >>>> PS> Have you seen the Jim Schwartz quote below my signature????? >>>> >>>> Matthew >>>> Exchange Disaster Recovery, Live it, Learn It, Love It, >>>Get yours today! >>>> http://www.microsoft.com/TechNet/exchange/technote/edrv3p1.asp >>>> >>>> "Besides the technical limitations on the PST (remember >>>the P stands for >>>> Personal, that means you're responsible not the mail >>>admin)..." Jim Schwartz >>>> 8-16-01 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>> >>>From: Allison Wittstock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>>> >>>Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 6:30 AM >>>> >>>To: Exchange Discussions >>>> >>>Subject: RE: Losing data after moving to Exchange server >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>ScanPST did not find any errors. But, it found 19 folders >>>> >>>and 2697 Objects. >>>> >>>Does this sound right for a PST that is about 370MB? She >>>> >>>has a Contact list >>>> >>>with 800 contacts, and some Calendars that are not so large. >>>> >>> Could it be the >>>> >>>missing data is somehow 'hidden' in the .pst? >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>On Mon, 01 Oct 2001, you wrote: >>>> >>>> Make a copy of the file, then run ScanPST on it. If it's >>>> >>>successful. Try >>>> >>>> importing the messages into exchange instead of moving them... >>>> >>>> Matthew >>>> >>>> Exchange Disaster Recovery, Live it, Learn It, Love It, >>>> >>>Get yours today! >>>> >>>> http://www.microsoft.com/TechNet/exchange/technote/edrv3p1.asp >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Besides the technical limitations on the PST (remember >>>> >>>the P stands for >>>> >>>> Personal, that means you're responsible not the mail >>>> >>>admin)..." Jim Schwartz >>>> >>>> 8-16-01 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>> >>>> >>>From: Allison Wittstock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>>> >>>> >>>Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 10:49 AM >>>> >>>> >>>To: Exchange Discussions >>>> >>>> >>>Subject: Losing data after moving to Exchange server >>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>Hello, >>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>One of my users switched from having .pst and >>>Internet-only >>>> >>>> >>>mode to Corporate >>>> >>>> >>>Workgroup mode, to utilize the new Exchange (2k) server. >>>> >>>> >>>The mailbox size limit >>>> >>>> >>>on the Server is 300MB. She opened her .pst (in >>>Outlook 2k) >>>> >>>> >>>to move data from >>>> >>>> >>>it to her new mailbox. Her .pst exceeded the limit by a >>>> >>>> >>>hundred MBs. The >>>> >>>> >>>last folder she moved was very large, and during this move >>>> >>>> >>>she exceeded the >>>> >>>> >>>mailbox size limit. The move was unsuccessful, >>>but now the >>>> >>>> >>>data is neither in >>>> >>>> >>>the old .pst nor the Exchange mailbox Folder she >>>was trying >>>> >>>> >>>to move it to. In >>>> >>>> >>>her "deleted Objects" Folder there is the Folder she tried >>>> >>>> >>>to move, but it is >>>> >>>> >>>empty, and none of the Sub-folders are there. Is there any >>>> >>>> >>>way to recover this >>>> >>>> >>>data? Where is the data? >>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>I hope that I used the correct terminology, as I am not >>>> >>>> >>>working with English >>>> >>>> >>>language clients or Server. >>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>Thank you, >>>> >>>> >>>A. 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