How to Recover a Lost Contacts Folder
- 1). Launch the Microsoft Outlook application and log in to your email account.
- 2). Open the "File" menu at the top of the window and choose "Import and Export."
- 3). Select the "Import from another program or file" option and click "Next."
- 4). Choose "Personal Folder File (.pst)" from the list of file types and click "Next" again.
- 5). Hit the "Browse" button and navigate to the C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook directory. Then look for a file called "Outlook.pst" and double-click on it.
- 6). Click on the "Finish" button to restore the contents of your Outlook data file. Once the recovering process finishes, your contacts folder will appear again.