MS Outlook is a most preferred desktop email client used for offline emailing and data security purpose. It stores entire data of configured email accounts in an individual personal storage table (.pst) file. But downloading number of emails increases the size of PST file and slows down working performance of MS Outlook. Sometimes it frequent caused for corruption and due to this a query “how can I repair PST File in Outlook 2007, 2010 or 2013” comes in front of users.
Get all capable ways to repair a large Outlook personal folders file (over 2GB) even if file is corrupted or few important mail items are deleted.
Why Need to Perform Outlook Recovery Task?
- To Repair Corrupt PST File: Corruption of PST file is a common and big problem for MS Outlook users. To come across from this issue, Outlook recovery task can be performed that will help users to repair all corruption errors from PST file.
- For Deleted Items Recovery: Mistaken data deletions can be a cause of concern if the data is extremely important like your crucial Outlook emails but there is surely is a recovery option in case your Outlook Personal Folders disappeared. Outlook recovery helps to restoring permanently deleted items from the file
- To Manage a Large PST File: Sometimes a large Outlook data file increases the size of PST file and due to this Outlook working slow or PST file gets corrupted. To avoid these critical issues Outlook recovery solution is helpful.
How to Repair PST File in Microsoft Outlook?
There are two methods available that help to fixing corrupt PST file. One is manual (using scanpst.exe) and another is automatic.
Manual Method to Repair Inaccessible PST File!
Microsoft provide a free inbuilt utility (Inbox repair tool) to fix PST file corruption. Follow few simple steps to use this free add-ins.
- Find Scanpst.exe from default location
- Double click on Inbox repair tool
- Browse PST file and Click on start button
- Tool will start checking file consistency and show file information after completing scanning
- Now press repair button >> wait till process is running
- A confirmation message pop-ups (Repair Complete)
Note: This method works in minor corruption only and fails to repair PST file in deep corruption cases.
Use an Automatic Method to Repair PST File!
If scanpst.exe unable to repair corrupted PST file then an external Outlook recovery tool (PCVITA Recover Outlook) can be used. Application provides a simple and secure method to fix inaccessible PST file without losing data integrity. Permanently deleted items recovery, conversion of corrupt PST to healthy PST, EML and MSG formats, Splitting large Outlook data files and much more functions are provided by tool. Just download free trail edition tool to check valuable functions.