The file you need is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the
mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ponce" wrote in message
...
Recently I had to use the recovery mode on my harddrive. Prior to doing
so I
knew that I would lose all programs but was told that data files would be
retained but I backedup what I could. Now I do not know where to attempt
to
find my saved emails and my address book. Are they gone or might they
have
been retained?--
Steve