Now a days everyone is using Outlook and have very much concern about their data. As data is very crucial for every person. What if you lost data or it got corrupted and users frequentially searched for How do I repair corrupted PST file? – Is it possible to repair a corrupted Outlook data? Yes, its possible. Let’s see how..

Let’s start the process from begning!

Know Reasons Behind PST File Corruption?

As there are many reasons by which the Outlook data file gets corrupted. Some of the major reasons are given below.

1. Hardware Failure
2. Software Failure
3. Virus or Malware attack

Due to these reasons,we get some errors while opening the PST file.

Error 1. Outlook can’t open your data file
Error 2. Outlook can’t open the set of folders
Error 3. Outlook data may be damaged.

To fix these errors we have an alternative solution, you will get to know about this in the below segment.

How to Repair Corrupt PST file by Using Inbox Repair Tool

Inbox Repair tool is an inbuilt program developed by Microsoft also called SCANPST.EXE. It can repair corrupted PST files. The Default location of Inbox Repair utility in different versions of Outlook is given below.

For Outlook 2019
64 bit Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16

For Outlook 2016
32 bit Windows: C:\Program Files \Microsoft Office\root\Office16
64 bit Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16
64 bit Outlook: C:\Program Files \Microsoft Office\root\Office16

For Outlook 2013
32 bit Windows: C:\Programs Files\Microsoft Office\Office 15\
64 bit Windows: C:\Programs Files(x86)\Microsoft Office\Office 15\
64 bit Outlook: C:\Programs Files\Microsoft Office\Office 15\

For Outlook 2010
32 bit Windows: C:\Programs Files\Microsoft Office\Office 14\
64 bit Windows: C:\Programs Files(x86)\Microsoft Office\Office 14\
64 bit Outlook: C:\Programs Files\Microsoft Office\Office 14\

For Outlook 2007
32 bit Windows: C:\Programs Files\Microsoft Office\Office 12\
64 bit Windows: C:\Programs Files(x86)\Microsoft Office\Office 12\

For Outlook 2003
32 bit Windows: C:\Programs Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\<locale ID>
64 bit Windows: C:\Programs Files(x86)\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\<locale ID>

Get to Know Steps to Repair Corrupted PST File by scanpst.exe

1. Browse the file which you want to scan and then click “Start”.
2. The Scanning process gets started, click the “Repair” button.

Note- Make sure to select the checkbox to generate a back-up of scanned file before repairing it.

3. After the completion of repairing. Click on the “Ok” button.

But, sometimes it can’t work properly if PST size increases the limit of 2GB. In such a scenario, the use of an automated third party tool is the best solution. We will brief you about this tool in a while. As if now, we look at some of the reasons why PST files get corrupted.

What is an Alternative Method to Repair Corrupted PST files?

Though scanpst.exe is a free utility, it can’t repair PST files completely. For the solution for the same we suggest a third party PST repair tool. This software support PST file of Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010 etc. It has a quick and advances scan option to recover damaged Outlook PST file. In addition to this, it can also recover highly secured files by decrypting SMIME(Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) and OpenPGP encryptions.

Let’s get started with its working procedure.

After downloading and installing the tool, these steps are to be followed.

Step 1. Start Run & Click on the “Add” button.
Step 2. Select or search files.
Step 3. Enter the Key File path & password. Click on the “Done” button.
Step 4. Click on “Quick Scan” if you want to repair minor corruption.
Click on “Advanced Scan” if you want to repair the highly corrupted file.
Step 5. Click on the “Add” button.

Now, the scanning process gets started and you can save the scan process for future purposes. Repair corrupted PST files are highlighted in red color. It will display all your deleted emails, calendar, contacts, tasks, notes, journals into your local desktop. You can save all these recovered data into multiple formats like PST, PDF, MSG, EML, HTML, Office 365.

Concluding Thoughts

By reading the above article, you will get solution for “How to repair a corrupted PST file” we conclude that the Outlook PST recovery tool is easy to use and recover severely damaged data without any file size limitation.