I don't know how to recover the files. I found this link: http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=52 On my computer I found only one .pst file. c:\Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook and it was called outlook.pst It wasn't very big, but then my daughter is the only one to use it. I suggest first going into the folder option on Windows Explorer, and under the View tab, making all files visible. Then do a search on you c: drive for anything that ends with .pst -- save the files to a thumb drive or burn them on a cd or dvd. Then you can experiment. Good luck Chris Morton ************** Looking for love this summer? Find it now on AOL Personals. (http://personals.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntuslove00000003)