**Outlook E-Mail Recovery**

[Zarathustra]

Why I needed a Hex Editor which could handle a 3Gb file & just in case anyone else needs this:

We had a 'trustworthy' employee leave recently who deleted all their e-mail from Outlook on their last day. E-Mail is POP'ed & not obtained via Micro$oft Exchange. Restoration from backups wasn't possible and luckily this person wasn't tech savy enough to compress the folder.

The following procedure which I found using Google, can be used to restore all the e-mail which was deleted using Shift-Delete:

- Close Outlook.
- Make a backup of the original PST.
- Use a Hex editor (http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/355350-**Hex-Editor**) open the original PST to change positions 7 through 13 (0007, 00008, 00009, 0000a, 0000b, 0000c, 0000d, 0000e, 0000f, 00010, 00011, 00012, 00013 to 20 (Spacebar).
- Save the the now corrupted PST file.
- Run the Inbox Repair Tool (SCANPST.exe) to recover the file.
- Open Outlook & all the deleted e-mails are back.
- Please note that this will NOT work if the file was compressed.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Exchange have the feature of sending a copy of all incoming/outgoing emails to a designated account.

Use with care.

...luckily this person was tech savy enough to compress the folder.

and

- Please note that this will not work if the file was compressed.

does not compute.

 

[Zarathustra]

Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss/Prof/Dr/Etc The_Librarian, zee logic error has been fixed

 

[hungrybeaver]

Thanks for this.

 

[|tera|]

Quoting the source of your "fix" in the OP might help as well. I've done this procedure 2 years ago already, so don't take credit for something that you didn't figure out.

 

[ebendl]

I can't actually believe anybody (that knows how to use a Hex editor) uses POP!