Causes and tricks for resolving Outlook PST file corruption

PST corruption is one of the major problems encountered in Microsoft Outlook messaging application. Damage to a PST file may occur either due to hardware or software issues. Some of the primary hardware issues responsible for PST file corruption are faulty networking device, failure of data storage device, power surge loss, etc. Additionally, you may come across a number of software problems, such as malicious virus, unexpected system shutdown, Outlook program deficiencies, recovery of file system is not done correctly, etc. Due to all these reasons, your Outlook PST file becomes susceptible to corruption. Whether the reason for PST file corruption is either hardware or software, you have to do PST repair in order to effectively resolve this problem. The Outlook Inbox repair tool can be used for the repair purpose. However, if your Outlook PST file is severely damaged, the tool fails to repair corruption. In such cases, you need to go for Outlook recovery in a proper manner.

Users are confronted with various problems as a result of Outlook personal folders file corruption. While performing the basic email operations, you may receive a series of nasty error messages on your screen. Most of the times, the error messages received while performing a particular e-mail operation, indicate you the underlying cause and a possible remedy for the problem. PST corruption is not the only reason for this abnormal behavior. All these situations ultimately result in data loss. As a consequence, you lose all your important emails, contacts, tasks, notes, appointments, etc. First, you need to identify the root cause and then use a suitable remedy to work around the issue.

You will be glad to hear that Microsoft provides a built-in 'Inbox Repair' tool to fix PST corruption. This tool facilitates recovery of folders and items from a corrupt PST File. . To run the Inbox Repair tool, you need to follow the given steps.

1.Point to Start >> Find or Search as per the operating system.
2.Enter 'Scanpst.exe' in the named box of 'Search for files or folders'.
3.Double-click on the Scanpst.exe file to open the Inbox repair tool.
4.Enter the path and name of the Outlook PST file or use the Browse option for selecting the file by browsing your Windows file system.
5.Click Start.

It might be possible that even after running the Inbox repair tool, corruption remains in the Outlook PST file. The Inbox repair tool is capable of repairing header corruption in the PST file. The tool fails if the data itself is corrupt. If the problem still persists, you can take the help of a third-party PST repair software. Such a tool ensure quick and secure recovery of your Outlook PST files by employing effective scan algorithms. Specifically designed for the non-technical users, this software to repair corrupted pst file is available with a rich and interactive interface.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is a professional tool that repairs damaged PST Files of MS Outlook 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000. The software can also recover mails from password-protected PST files. Moreover, it is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000.