Email recovery after IMAP accident

[Keith_Beddoe]

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@licquorice wrote:

Does that work with W11?

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No idea, I have Windows 10, but I would expect that the facility to mount a VHD would still be there. You would need to look at the administrative tools - Computer Management.

From my computer.

[licquorice]

I think I will just stick with my Acronis automated weekly backup.

[Keith_Beddoe]

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@licquorice wrote:

I think I will just stick with my Acronis automated weekly backup.

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I used Acronis for years, but after a number of corrupted backups, I decided to stick with the system image, plus a daily backup up of  important stuff, on OneDrive, which is superior to any other cloud backup system.

@samuelthomson 

If you do try to mess with the Outlook files, take a system image first. If you have 5GB of files, then they must be you emails and attachments.

[samuelthomson]

Yes, to answer the question above, I've already looked at this link:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/troubleshoot/data-files/how-to-manage-pst-files

The file does contain some emails.  For example, I have around 4000 emails in my "sent" folder and there are a couple of other folders that have survived, but others that are just empty. The whole folder structure is still there. 

I have tried using Stellar Repair to see what's in the .PST file, and it shows the same folders being empty/full as when I open the file in Outlook.

I don't have any system images as far as I know. What do you mean "mess with the Outlook files"? Which files are you referring to?