
#Microsoft synctoy on windows update#
You might also want to check out Synctoy 2.1 to see if this is a known issue or if there's any update or configuration you can do to prevent this from occurring the next time it runs. I went with the external HDD first because it will be the most recent back up probably. If you've backed up\copied your PST off to another location, you can restore from there too. If the Contacts are still not showing up, I'd pull your Outlook PSTs back off your external drive and see if they contain the missing Contacts. Or create a new Outlook profile and set it to use the repaired PST. If the repaired copy of your PST has the missing Contacts, I would suggest switching out PSTs so that your profile uses the repaired file as its data file and delivery location. | Click on Folder List and drill down to the PST and to the Contacts folder. Click File | Open | Outlook data file | Open the copy of the PST ->The file you just repaired. Keep running scanpst against the PST until it no longer finds things to be repaired.Ĥ.

Run ScanPST.exe against the copy and repair anything found. Make a copy of your Outlook profile's PST (data file). You will also want to check the size of the folder to see if it actually contains anything now.ģ.

I believe it's View | Current View | Define Current View | Click "Reset view" if enabled.

Reset the view on the affected Contacts folder. Most common operations can be performed with just a few clicks of the mouse, and additional. Click on the Contacts folder containing the missing items. SyncToy, a free PowerToy for Microsoft Windows, is an easy to use, highly customizable program that helps users to do the heavy lifting involved with the copying, moving, and synchronization of different directories. But, here's where I'd start things off:ġ. Unfortunately, it sounds like the PST files have been damaged or corrupted by the sync.
