How to repair a damaged or corrupted Outlook PST file
Posted by admin on October 27th, 2010Robin Stuart is anxious. As a Project Manager at a reputed infrastructure company, he has to compile the progress report for the month. He had safely stored all his important e-mails in PST file but today, when he was trying to access the PST file to develop the report, he just could not open it. He was dumbfounded. There was an upcoming Progress Update meeting, and the PST files just won’t open. He wanted to run away and hide somewhere. We all know that there’s no escape from such a situation. One has to find a solution and that too quickly. First, you need to stop panicking, keep your cool and then explore the in-built Microsoft Outlook Recovery features. Of course, if these don’t work then you’ll have to go for an Outlook PST Recovery tool.
Causes:
Microsoft Outlook PST files are prone to corruption owing to various reasons including:
· File sharing over a networked drive
· Unexpected shutdown
· Disrupted compaction
· File header corruption
· Virus infection
· CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) error
· Exiting Microsoft Outlook abruptly
Resolution:
· Using the Inbox Repair Tool: For effective Outlook Recovery and to fix corrupted PST files, you can use the Inbox Repair Tool. It works by repairing the PST file’s header and then deleting anything in the file that it doesn’t understand. So if a PST file’s header is damaged, as may be the case for corruption that occurs during a version upgrade, the tool should have no trouble making the repair. But if the data within the file is corrupt, the Inbox Repair tool will probably destroy what’s left of the file. That’s why, it’s always good to backup the PST file before running the Inbox Repair tool.
· Opting for a third-party Microsoft Outlook Recovery software: is a sure-shot way to repair corrupted or broken PST files of Microsoft Outlook and restore them at a user-specified or default location. These tool generally save the data in a new Outlook-usable PST, which the user can import in MS Outlook to access the PST content.
Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair Software is one such powerful Outlook Recovery tool supports recovery of PST files created in MS Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002 and 2000. Compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, 2000 and NT4 (SP6), this software also provides recovery of deleted emails from Deleted Items folder and all the emails which had been permanently deleted.