“Today when I opened Outlook application for the first time, I was not able to find Favorites folder from where I usually access vital contacts, calendar items and few mailbox folders. It is unpleasant to face this kind of issues with my Outlook profile. Can someone have any tips to find out missing ‘Favorites folder’ in Microsoft Outlook? I’m using Outlook 2010 version on Windows 8 operating system. Thanks in advance!”
Occasionally you might not find Favorites folder in Microsoft Office Outlook application and it is not so easy to predict or detect reason behind missing or removal of Favorites folder in Outlook. Users often create list of Favorite folders to have fast access to most needful / essential information in Outlook. However, as specified in above discussed scenario some Outlook users may face problem in locating Favorites folder and get afraid of losing valuable data present in respective folder.
Favorites folder may get deleted or go missing in Outlook due to various aspects such as virus intrusion on Outlook PST file, oversized Outlook PST file issue, accidental deletion of Favorites folder while deleting any unwanted or duplicate Outlook personal folders, logical confliction in Outlook application, abrupt termination of Outlook while accessing it data, inaccurate archiving of Outlook PST file and many more factors. In these circumstances, an updated backup of Outlook PST file would be very useful. However, in the absence of backup you can regain missing Favorites folder from Outlook using accurate Outlook personal folder recovery utility.
Outlook Favorites folder recovery tool:
Yodot Outlook PST Repair software can easily recover lost or erased Favorites folder in Outlook within few steps on Windows PC. This program employs advanced scanning technology to repair severely corrupt Outlook PST file and automatically restores deleted or missing Favorites folders including mailbox folders, contact list, calendar items, notes, journals, tasks and other items. You can even get back missing folders in Outlook 2010, Outlook 2007, Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2000 versions. Moreover, this tool is especially designed for Windows users and it can supports various version of Windows family of operating systems such as Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, 2008, 2003, XP and Vista.
Steps to regain Favorites folder in Outlook:
- Download and install Yodot Outlook PST Repair utility to Windows system
- Open the installed program and follow on-screen guidelines
- From main screen select “Open PST File” or “Find PST File” or “Select Outlook Profile” option to choose Outlook PST file from where you have regain Favorites folder
- Select the suitable scanning method from “Normal Scan” or “Smart Scan”, then browse for destination location to save rescued Favorites folder and click on “Repair” button
- Allow the repair process to get completed and you can view repair status in progress bar
- As soon as repair procedure gets over, this application shows recoverable Favorites folder and other Outlook personal folders if any
Helpful Tips:
- Regularly backup Outlook Favorites folder to overcome data loss situations as mentioned above
- Make use of an genuine antivirus protection on PC to combat deadly virus or malware threats
- Keep track of Outlook PST file size in order to avoid its corruption issues and do not close Microsoft Office Outlook improperly
