This article talks about Outlook PST file corruption. We will first know about PST files and manual & professional tools for Outlook PST Repair. But first, know the reasons that make PST file corrupt or damage it.
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About PST file
PST or Personal Storage Table is Microsoft Outlook data storage file where all emails, contacts, calendars, notes, tasks, etc. are saved. PST file has a limited storage limit depending on the versions of MS Outlook. In earlier versions i.e. earlier to Outlook 2003, the storage limit was only 2GB which is later increased to 50 GB in newer Outlook versions. So, when the size limit is reached to its specified limit, risk of PST file corruption increases. Apart from this, there are various other reasons that make PST file inaccessible or corrupt PST file. Let us know them in next section of this post.
Reasons that corrupt PST or make PST file inaccessible
Malware issues: Any malicious software installed or downloaded on the system can lead to PST file corruption.
Oversized PST file: Oversized PST file is another reason that can make PST file inaccessible so users need to maintain the size of PST file to its specified limit.
Network issues: Situations like network failure might corrupt PST file.
Sudden power failure: Accidental power failure can corrupt PST file. At the time of power failure, if PST file is opened, it can become corrupt.
Bad sectors on hard drive: When your local machine has bad sectors, the save PST file can be corrupted and users can’t access its data.
When your PST file is corrupt, you can access its data. Therefore, to access PST file data on your local machine, you need to find an effective method for Outlook PST repair.
Methods to repair Outlook PST file
There are many methods to repair Outlook PST file. Users can go with manual methods and professional tools for this task.
Manual methods for repairing Outlook PST file
Microsoft has offered an inbuilt utility called Scanpst.exe that scans corrupt PST file and repair it. But this utility has few limitations therefore many users look for professional utilities. Let us first talk about scanpst.exe utility.
Let us know one thing first i.e. if your PST file tends to be corrupted due to oversized problem, use Sysessential PST Compress Program. The software works smoothly and compress large size PST file without any issues. Now, let us talk about scanpst.exe utility to recover & repair corrupt PST file.
Steps to use Scanpst.exe utility:
- In search box, type scanpst.exe
- Now, click on scanpst.exe utility
- Use the browse button and load PST file that you need to repair
- Click on the Start button and this will starting scanning PST file
- Click on Repair button if there is an error occur during scan.
- Once the process is completed, open Outlook and check the issue is resolved or not
Drawbacks of using scanpst.exe utility
- This utility fix and repair only minor corruptions
- Hardly deleted data can’t be recovered with this utility.
- It can repair the file that is less than 2 GB in size.
- No assurance of successful repair is there
Due to the drawbacks of manual method and risk of data loss, maximum people ask for professional utility for successful repair of Outlook PST file.
Sysessential PST Repair Tool
Outlook PST Repair Tool is a mastered solution to repair and recover PST file data. It smoothly works with any size PST file and ensures safe and quick repair of PST files which are corrupt.
Let us know the features offered by the software –
- This software comes with friendly interface that makes it easy to operate by all users. In less time, users can recover data from corrupt PST file without facing any problems.
- The tool allows loading any size and any badly corrupted PST file to repair it smoothly without losing any data item.
- After scan and repair, users can view data of PST file and save the recovered data smoothly into any location of their choice.
- Outlook PST Repair Tool provides multiple file formats in which the recovered data can be saved by users.
- You are free to download the demo version for evaluating the software first before you apply for the license version.
Ending Lines
I hope after going through this blog, you have come to know the perfect solution to repair Outlook PST file. We have discussed reasons for PST file corruption and then we talk about manual and professional utility to repair & recover corrupt PST file. Users can go with any methods as per their needs. However, choose them wisely.