Microsoft Outlook is a very common email client used for personal and business purpose alike. It also doubles as a personal information manager, which includes calendar, task manager, contact manager and journal.
In Outlook, the information that you create are stored as “.pst” files (Personal Storage Files). But then, there is also the issue of its vulnerability in losing data. There is the risk of file getting corrupted while compacting or due to the file size limit of .pst files. Sometimes, compacting .pst files or corrupted header file can make your data inaccessible. Microsoft Outlook lets you recover the corrupted data using the following Microsoft repair techniques.
Problems with MS Outlook
In order to fix such issues, you can either use the Inbox Repair Tool (scanpst.exe) or an Email Recovery Software. An inbox recovery tool is a preloaded free utility from Microsoft. But the email recovery software is a paid service.
Outlook Repair using Inbox Repair Tool or “Scanpst.exe”
Scanpst.exe is an executable file located in 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033'. You could also download this from the Microsoft website, and copy it to the above mentioned folder. Before you run this program, you should exit Outlook. The permissible size of the .pst file is 2 GB, exceeding which leads to instant corruption. In such cases, use Oversized PST or OST Crop utility first, and then follow up with the Inbox repair tool. The problem with this tool is that it is not efficient enough to repair those corrupted .pst files.
Outlook Repair using Email Recovery Software
If you have failed to fix a problem using Scanpst.exe, email recovery software comes to your rescue. It’s an easy-to-use software and the capability of the software varies from product to product. It’s actually a paid service but the trial version is available to check its capability.
How to use this software
• Install the email recovery software to a healthy drive in your computer. Make sure not to install it in the same drive from which you have lost your data.
• Now you have to attach the drive (containing your lost data) to the healthy drive as a secondary one.
• Run email recovery software to recover and repair the corrupted files.
• Once the files are recovered, save those .pst files to the healthy drive.
The above mentioned Microsoft repair steps should help you fix the PST issues associated with your Microsoft Outlook application. If you need further assistance on this, contact Microsoft Support Center and get your problem fixed quickly.
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