An "Outlook Data File" is usually a .PST file; see if this page helps:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx
Reconnect your old Outlook data file

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"matto" wrote in message
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Dear Bill,

Thanks for your advice but it didn't seem to work.
Perhaps because when I checked these files we found don't seem to be
pst files
I've tried opening the following [found at Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook]:
Outlook - Office Data File
Outlook - FAV File
Outlook.srs - SRS File and
OutlPrnt File.
and the following [found at Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook]:
extend - DAT file
mailbox - Office Data File
Outlook - Office Data File and
Outlook1 - Office Data File but have not been able to open/import them
into Outlook.
None of them are read-only. What do you suggest I do next?

Thanks so far,

Matt.

BillR [MVP] wrote:

It doesn't matter if they are "not backed up" files as you refer to
them.
File | Open hten open the PST should work. then you just copy items
over.
Import should also work but is not usually recommended.
Make sure the PST files are not set to read-only.

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"matto" wrote in message
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My hard drive blew but luckily my computer tech was able to recover
all
data onto our new hard disk. Unluckily [unwisely!] I had not made
recent backups of Outlook files at home [mail messages, etc.] like I
do
at work.
We located Outlook pst files but because they are not " backed-up"
files can't seem to import them back into Outlook. [Outlook prompts to
shut down, send error report, etc.] Tech says this process is possible
on old OE but can't work out how to do it with Outlook.
Any ideas anyone?

Matt