The autoarchive process does not move any "old" Contacts to an Archive
Contacts folder. This is as Microsoft assumes you don't want to move
Contacts older than x months to the Archive.

You will need to retrieve the Contacts from your most recent backup.

I hope this helps you at least a little bit!

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook

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"Albert" wrote in message
...
I have an "archive back up" as well as an "Outlook back up" (*.pst files).
I
have however lost my contacts (synchronizing with a phone !!!) and would
like
to restore from these files. Upon opening these files under "File, Open,
Outlook data file", there is no reference to a Contacts folder, only the
folders relating to emails I have moved to various categories I have set
up.
Does this mean that the contacts are not saved in these files, or is there
another way whereby I can open the back ups, and restore only the
contacts.
I do not wish to import all details of the back up, as I have only lost
the
contacts portion. I am using Windows XP SP2, and on a stand alone PC
(i.e.
no network). ANy help please - Albert