What is an OLK15message files and how to recover data from i

OLK files are temporary files are maintained by the Outlook mac profile in the form of OLK. The OLK extension based files are used for individually maintaining the data of a respective profile. OLK14/15 files are stored in the Identity folder of the corresponding profile to which it belongs. OLK file belong to multiple components of the profile and are not restricted to just storing a temporary copy of messages.

The Location of OLK14/15 files is: /Users//Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/Outlook/Outlook 15 Profiles/Main Profile/Data/Message Sources

Now as these are temporary files so there is no inbuilt system in Outlook 2016 for mac to recover the data. You can either rebuild your identity in order to restore your data or try to reinstall Outlook 2016 mac.

However, there are third-party apps that helps you to recover data even from OLKmessage files. Here is one I got while searching for OLK recovery: http://www.olk14messagerecovery.com/

Please note that this is a paid third-party app.

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Tony Gump8y ago
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OLK files are temporary files are maintained by the Outlook mac profile in the form of OLK. The OLK extension based files are used for individually maintaining the data of a respective profile. OLK14/15 files are stored in the Identity folder of the corresponding profile to which it belongs. OLK file belong to multiple components of the profile and are not restricted to just storing a temporary copy of messages.

The Location of OLK14/15 files is: /Users//Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/Outlook/Outlook 15 Profiles/Main Profile/Data/Message Sources

Now as these are temporary files so there is no inbuilt system in Outlook 2016 for mac to recover the data. You can either rebuild your identity in order to restore your data or try to reinstall Outlook 2016 mac.

However, there are third-party apps that helps you to recover data even from OLKmessage files. Here is one I got while searching for OLK recovery: http://www.olk14messagerecovery.com/

Please note that this is a paid third-party app.
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Larry Brentin8y ago
Okay, now that cleared a lot of queries in my mind.

I tried to rebuild a new outlook identity but it was taking too long. So I opted for the software use. I got the trial version of OLK14message recovery tool and it worked absolutely fine. Thanks for the insight and the solution.
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