How to Restore a PST Mailbox
- 1). Click the Windows "Start" button and select "All Programs." Click the "Microsoft Office" program group and select "Microsoft Outlook." If you have an Outlook desktop icon, you can also double-click this icon to open Outlook.
- 2). Click the "File" menu item at the top of the Outlook software and click "Open." In the next menu list, select "Outlook Data File."
- 3). Click "Browse" to locate your Outlook PST file. Select your backup and click "Open." Click "OK" at the main Open window. Your Outlook email loads into the client software.
- 4). Click "Inbox" on the left window panel to test the archive. You should see a list of your received email in the center Details window.
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