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


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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Amy" wrote in message
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The file to boot my computer was corrupt, thus I had to replace the hard
drive. I have been able to recover all files except for my Outlook
contacts
and the saved emails on my computer including a VERY important draft. I
have
set up my old hard drive externally to transfer files to the new HD. How
can
I find/retrieve my Outlook contacts as well as the important emails that
were
saved in folders in my outlook?