Can I restore my contacts folder once I deleted it?

I moved some of my contacts from one folder to another so I could delete an
extra folder I had. I think I may have created the new folder as a subfolder
of the first one because when I deleted the empty folder both folders
disappeared. I checked my deleted items folder and the contacts are not
there. I'm worried that they may have been permanently deleted because there
were so many files in that folder. Is there any way to get those contacts
back? Thanks for your help!

whiskeytangofoxtrot wrote:

I moved some of my contacts from one folder to another so I could
delete an extra folder I had. I think I may have created the new
folder as a subfolder of the first one because when I deleted the
empty folder both folders disappeared. I checked my deleted items
folder and the contacts are not there. I'm worried that they may
have been permanently deleted because there were so many files in
that folder. Is there any way to get those contacts back? Thanks
for your help!

What version of Outlook? In what data store (PST or Exchange mail box) were
the folders before you deleted them?
--
Brian Tillman

Hi Brian, thanks for your response; I am using Outlook 2003 with SP2. My
Outlook files store to a local PST file.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

whiskeytangofoxtrot wrote:

I moved some of my contacts from one folder to another so I could
delete an extra folder I had. I think I may have created the new
folder as a subfolder of the first one because when I deleted the
empty folder both folders disappeared. I checked my deleted items
folder and the contacts are not there. I'm worried that they may
have been permanently deleted because there were so many files in
that folder. Is there any way to get those contacts back? Thanks
for your help!

What version of Outlook? In what data store (PST or Exchange mail box) were
the folders before you deleted them?
--
Brian Tillman

whiskeytangofoxtrot wrote:

Hi Brian, thanks for your response; I am using Outlook 2003 with SP2.
My Outlook files store to a local PST file.

When you delete any item, including a folder, in Outlook, unless you
explicitly instruct Outlook to perform a permanent delete (by holding Shift
when clicking or pressing Delete), the item will be moved into the Deleted
Items folder of the PST where the original item resided. If you don't see
it there, perhaps you stopped and restarted Outlook after you deleted it and
you have the option enabled to empty the Deleted Items folder when Outlook
closes. If that's the case, your only hope is probably this:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/r...outlookpst.htm
--
Brian Tillman