Restore the archived information in Outlook

Outlook 2010

There are 3 ways to restore the data from your archives. You can or you can move individual items from a .pst file into their original folder or a new one, copy the e-mail back to the original folder, or you can copy the e-mail to a new folder.

To open a .pst file:

1. On the File tab, click Open.
2. Click Open Outlook Data File (.pst).
3. Choose the PST file and click OK.
4. The folders from the PST file will now appear in the folder sidebar. 

To move individual items from a .pst file into their original folder or a new one

1. On the File tab, click Open.
2. Click Open Outlook Data File (.pst).
3. Choose the PST file and click OK.
4. The folders from the PST file will now appear in the folder sidebar.
5. Click the folder containing the items you want to move.
6. Select the items you want to move, and then drag them into their original folders in theFolder List.  

To copy all archived items from a .pst file back into their original folder:

1. On the File tab, click Open.
2. Click Import.
3. Click Import from another program or file. Click Next.
4. Click Outlook Data File (.pst). Click Next.
5. Click Browse and choose the file you wish to import.
6. There are three options for importing regarding duplicate files: Replace duplicates with items imported, Allow duplicates to be created, Do not import duplicates. This will decide what Outlook does with identical files in the destination folder.
7. Select the folder to import from (if you want to import complete data don’t change any settings). Make sure Include subfolders is checked. Select Import items into the same folder in: and choose the Outlook folder the items were originally stored in. Click Finish.  

To copy all archived items from a .pst file back into a new folder:

1. In Outlook, create a new folder to copy the archived items to.
2. On the File tab, click Open.
3. Click Import.
4. Click Import from another program or file. Click Next.
5. Click Outlook Data File (.pst). Click Next.
6. Click Browse and choose the file you wish to import.
7. There are three options for importing regarding duplicate files: Replace duplicates with items imported, Allow duplicates to be created, Do not import duplicates. This will decide what Outlook does with identical files in the destination folder.
8. Select the folder to import from (if you want to import complete data don’t change any settings). Make sure Include subfolders is checked. Select Import items into the current folder. Click Finish.

Outlook 2007

There are 3 ways to restore the data from your archives. You can copy the e-mail back to the original folder, you can copy the e-mail to a new folder, or you can move individual items from a .pst file into their original folder or a new one.

To copy all archived items from a .pst file back into their original folder:

1. On the File menu, click Import and Export.
2. Click Import from another program or file. Click Next.
3. Click Personal Folder File (.pst). Click Next.
4. In the File to import box, change the default file name in the path from backup.pst to the name of the archive file you're importing from. Click Next.
5. Click the folder to import from. If you want, click Include subfolders.
6. Specify how you want Outlook to handle duplicate items.
7. Click Import items into the same folder in, and then click the folders with the same name as the folders you're importing from.
8. Click Finish.

To copy all archived items from a .pst file back into a new folder:

1. In Outlook, create a new folder to copy the archived items to.
2. On the Go menu, click Folder List, and then in the Folder List, click the new folder.
3. On the File menu, click Import and Export.
4. Click Import from another program or file. Click Next.
5. Click Personal Folder File (.pst). Click Next.
6. In the File to import box, change the default file name in the path from backup.pst to the name of the archive file you're importing from. Click Next.
7. Click the folder to import from. If you want, click Include subfolders.
8. Specify how you want Outlook to handle duplicate items.
9. Click Import items into the current folder.
10. Click Finish.

To move individual items from a .pst file into their original folder or a new one

1. On the Go menu, click the Folder List, and then click Archive Folders (or the name you used for the archive location).
2. Click the folder containing the items you want to move.
3. Select the items you want to move, and then drag them into their original folders in theFolder List.