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How to restore Outlook .pst files from a back-up drive?

Had a total system crash. had to restore Windows XP from the OEM disk. Was running system back-up on a WD external drive. After restoring the OS, all system upgrades, full Windows XP and IE 7.0 funtionality, used the restore funtion form the external hard drive. Has a large number of files that did not restore. Then I used the OEM dusks to restore Microsoft Office. All programs were restored, but Outlook can't locate any of the previous files and will not open. What is the best way to restore Outlook after a total system crash and restore of Windows XP? Step by step would be appreciated.

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Use Outlook Backup Toolbox is an all-in-one tool for backing up your Microsoft Outlook data and restoring them when necessary.
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PST File Recovery tool is a risk-free and efficient solution that allows users to recover data from corrupt or damaged Outlook PST files. This free utility is competent enough to recover Outlook email items like Emails, Calendars, Contacts, Tasks, etc., from corrupt PST files directly.

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Outlook PST Repair comes with fast, effective and simple MS Office 2016 support. This repair utility is designed exclusively to help users in repairing and restoring PST files. This tool has enough features to fulfill all the needs of users. If you download it today, you will not suffer from the loss of any other important PST file again.It supports messages of all types such as RTF, HTML and plain text messages.

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Hi,
Just follow the following steps to import .pst file in outlook.
1. Copy and paste .pst file from backed up drive to currently working drive.
2. Then open outlook to restore .pst file data.
3. Now in Outlook go to file and then Import and export and then locate .pst file from drive and click on Open.

That's all, you have imported all items from pst file to Outlook.

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