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Expert: Lorry Date: 5/25/2008 Subject: Lost Email from Yahoo Web Server
Question I have a pretty frustrating situation, I set up MS Outlook on an old computer that died and I no longer have the hard drive (I think). The problem is that when I set up Outlook, it downloaded my messages from the Yahoo server and I can no longer retrieve them via the web. Is there any way to get those emails back from Yahoo? I did try some of my old Hard Drives in my new Vista PC and I did a search for *.pst but I know that there are permission issues and I don't even find any *.pst files. It's a mess!
Thank you,
Landon
Answer Hi Landon,
The following site explains How to Find and Locate Outlook Personal Folders .PST Files’ Folder Location:
POP3-email accounts work by accessing messages stored on a mail server (see graphic below). Typically, when you download the messages, you simultaneously delete them from the server. But you don't have to; you may, instead, leave them on the server for subsequent downloading to other locations. Auto-deletion is part of the default setup of a POP3 account, and to change this behavior you must change the setting.
Choose Account Settings from Outlook's Tools menu and double-click the account you want to change. On the resulting Change Email Account dialog, click More Settings, and then the Advanced tab of the Internet E-Mail Settings dialog. In the Delivery section, check Leave a copy of messages on the server. Then simply configure the same POP3 account on your other PCs and you'll get the same messages on every PC.
Bear in mind, however, that this setting will result in your mail sitting indefinitely on your ISP's or organization's server, clogging it after a while, so use the other options to help clean up: Remove from server after x days and/or Remove from server when deleted from Deleted Items.
