{"id":224,"date":"2023-01-23T18:41:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T13:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/?p=224"},"modified":"2023-11-22T12:57:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T07:27:18","slug":"how-to-recover-deleted-contacts-from-ms-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/how-to-recover-deleted-contacts-from-ms-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Recover Deleted Contacts from MS Outlook Easily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So if you are here, then there is a chance that you want to recover deleted contacts from Outlook. And here in this blog, we are going to discuss the way to restore the deleted address book from Outlook.<\/p>\n<p>Contacts are the most essential list of people in our address book. Like any other electronic device, Outlook keeps track of phone numbers and email addresses. Microsoft Outlook also allows you to store all valuable contacts, emails, and other information by achieving in a personal folder called PST. As a result, any corruption to this PST will result in the defeat of PST contacts and other email items.<\/p>\n<h2>How To Recover Deleted Contacts from Outlook Manually<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Open Outlook<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Mail<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Deleted<\/strong> item folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-225 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/click-on-deleted-items.png\" alt=\"deleted items\" width=\"544\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Deleted Item Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on <strong>View<\/strong> from the menu bar.<\/li>\n<li>Then, <strong>Arrange by<\/strong> selecting the type of folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/click-on-arrange-by.png\" alt=\"click on arrange by\" width=\"544\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Select contacts that you wish to recover<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thirdly, right-click on the <strong>Move to Folder<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/click-on-move-folder.png\" alt=\"move to folder\" width=\"544\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the location where you want to move the selected item.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Ok<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/click-on-move-folder.png\" alt=\"move to folder\" width=\"544\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you want to move the item into New folder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the <strong>New<\/strong> button and afterward fill in the required fields like the name that the folder contains, select where to place the folder, and then <strong>Ok<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/click-on-new-button.png\" alt=\"click on new button\" width=\"354\" height=\"292\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/outlook-contacts-to-csv\/\">Export Outlook Contacts to CSV Format<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Instant Way to Recover Deleted Contacts From Outlook<\/h3>\n<p>Now, using the manual method you can easily restore soft deleted Outlook contacts, but what will you do if you have deleted the contacts permanently? In this situation, you do not have any solution rather, than an automated one. Here in this section, we are going to introduce one of the most download software that can easily restore data from Outlook.<\/p>\n<p>For such an instance, you need to purchase an automated utility named <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/pst-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outlook PST Recovery Tool<\/a><\/strong>, as it easily helps in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.article.msoutlooktools.com\/howto\/recover-deleted-items-from-outlook.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recovering deleted items of Outlook<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center mr-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block p-3 text-white\" style=\"background: #279874; color: #fff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/download\/SYS0O0R8S\/14\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Free Download<\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block p-3 text-white\" style=\"background: #ff6800; color: #fff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/buy\/SYS0O0R8S\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"> Purchase Now<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Retrieve Outlook Contacts from Hard drives<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#1\">Copy PST from the Hard drive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2\">Retrieve Contacts of Microsoft Outlook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"1\">How to Copy PST from Hard Drive<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>First and foremost, <strong>Start<\/strong> a computer that contains an old hard disk.<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>Window-E<\/strong> to launch window explorer or file explorer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Type<\/strong> and paste the path into the address bar (Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista) C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Outlook OR For Windows XP: C:\\Documents and Settings\\username\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Microsoft\\Outlook<\/li>\n<li>Replace C with the letter of the drive that contains your PST file, as well as replace the username with your windows username on the old computer.<\/li>\n<li>The next step is to, Press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Copy PST file to USB Drive or storage Drive or network Drive where you can access it from a new computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"2\">Retrieve Contacts of Microsoft Outlook<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Firstly, <strong>install<\/strong> Outlook on the computer where you want to store contacts.<\/li>\n<li>Secondly, click on the <strong>file menu<\/strong> &gt;&gt; select the <strong>export<\/strong> and <strong>import option<\/strong> &gt;&gt; click on the <strong>Open Data file<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Suppose if your PST file is on a different hard drive then first copy the file or enter the path into the file window address bar and replace the username with your windows username. &#8220;C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Outlook&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Afterward, select <strong>Outlook PST<\/strong> with the same name as your Outlook account or Select <strong>backup.pst<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Open<\/strong> and then create a new folder named <strong>Outlook Data file<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Lastly, click on people to view your contacts list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>The Final Verdict<\/h3>\n<p>The above solution explains a full-fledged manual solution to recover deleted contacts from Outlook. Besides this, if you are still doubtful, then go for the Outlook Recovery Software for hassle-free retrieval.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So if you are here, then there is a chance that you want to recover deleted contacts from Outlook. 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