How to Repair Outlook PST files
This article provides a step-by-step tutorial on how to use the included Outlook Inbox Repair Tool, also known as Scanpst.exe
The Outlook ScanPst.exe .PST Recovery Tool
To get at it, you'll need to navigate to this path using Windows Explorer:
For Outlook XP & 2003: Hard Drive Letter:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\LocaleID (which is 1033 for the USA or similar)
For Outlook 2007: Hard Drive Letter:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12Now, inside this folder, you're looking
for this particular setup file: "Scanpst.exe" When you run the .exe,
you'll need to
Browse... to your current .pst file and hit
Start:
The Inbox Repair Tool will now scan the corrupted .PST file for errors:
If your PST file is recoverable, you'll see the repairable errors show up in the scan results. To fix them, select
Repair.:
Transferring Recovered PST File Data to New PST File
Once the repair finishes, Outlook creates a "Recovered" version of
your .pst file, and you need to tell Outlook to use it rather than the
old, damaged or corrupted .pst file.Next, you'll need to point Outlook
in the right direction, namely at the recovered .PST file: Start Outlook
Normally
Special Note: If Scanpst.exe wasn't able to repair the .pst data file, you may need a stronger repair tool. Try scanning it with the
Stellar Phoenix PST repair utility. Select
Go from the top menu, choose
Folder List:
With the Folder List open, you should see a Recovered Personal
Folders folder with the usual Outlook Personal Folders, or a Lost and
Found option.If the Lost and Found folder has a file that the Inbox
Repair Tool successfully fixed, it will show up here. If it's empty, the
Repair Tool was unsuccessful.If you do see a fixed .pst file in the
Lost and Found box, you'll need to create a new .pst file to move the
repaired file(s) to. After you've simply dragged the files over from
the "Recovered" .pst file to the newly created .pst file , you can turf
the Recovered Personal Folders contents.
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