Outlook PST
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Microsoft Outlook created by Microsoft as a member of Microsoft Office suite. It is mainly used as an email application including note taking, task manger, contact manager etc. There are two types of data files used by Outlook are Outlook Data file (.pst) and Offline Outlook Data file (.ost).Outlook PST that is mainly used to store copies of calendar events, messages and other important items that comes under Microsoft software like Microsoft Outlook and Windows Messaging. PST (Personal Storage Table) file format also known as Personal Address Book (.pab) or Personal Folder File. Outlook PST is most used for IMAP, POP3 or mail accounts. Later the PST files was using ANSI format so the file size was 2GB now it is using UNICODE format so the limit has exceeded to 20 GB. It is most common file used by small organizations and users that store your message and other items on your operating system. The more items you add in your Outlook the larger will be your PST file. You can even secure your Outlook PST with the help of password to avoid unauthorized entry.
Location for Outlook PST Outlook 2007 and previous on Windows XP "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook" Outlook 2007 and previous on Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 "C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook" Outlook 2010 on Windows XP "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\My Documents\Outlook Files"
Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013 on Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 "C:\Users\%username%\Documents\Outlook Files"
Use of Inbox Repair Tool If you face difficulties while opening your Personal Folder file (pst) or Offline Folder file (ost) or you think that your pst file is corrupted you can use Inbox Repair tool to repair the errors you find in your file. It is single file executable program that can scan .pst and .ost files, known as Scanpst.exe. Without damaging your file structure it repairs the errors. Your mailbox on Microsoft Exchange Server remains un-scanned. It resets the file structure and rebuilds the headers. It works on both the Outlook Personal Folders File (.pst) data files and Microsoft Outlook 97-2002 Personal Folders File (.pst).If the Inbox Repair Tool give you the following error "Fatal Error: 80040900" while you were trying to repair your Outlook PST file then your PST file might have exceed the file size of 2GB. It mainly occurs when you are using ANSI format file. In some cases this repair tool fails to repair your .pst files. It fails to repair the files if the corruption is vast. It even fails to repair the password protected files.
Reasons behind the corruption Outlook PST
There are many reasons that can lead to your Outlook PST damaged or corrupted. For people who use Outlook on daily basis for them this is hard situation when they need there important files, but you find the data inaccessible. So it very important for the users to know the main reason behind the corruption of PST file so that the users can handle the situation very well or the necessary measures to avoid this situation. Here you have the few reasons behind the corruption caused in your PST files:
When you try to upgrade your Outlook to its highest version this lead to the corruption of your PST file.
Malicious software or viruses can effect or damage your Outlook PST files.
If you use Inbox Repair Tool for repairing the corrupted PST file then the condition might turn to worse.
Re-installing the Operating system can corrupt your PST file. Sharing your PST file as well modifying it at the same time
can
corrupt it.
The users who are using Outlook 2002 and former versions for them if the PST file exceeds the size of 2GB then it leads to corruption.
ďƒ˜ Header corruption can lead to inaccessibility of data stored in PST file.
PST Repair Tool:
If we want to fix our corrupted PST files then generally we use Inbox Repair Tool. But this tool is not always helpful. As it destroys the corrupted file fully after using it if the data within the file is damaged. In this case we want software that can repair and restore the damaged file. PST Repair Tool claims that it can repair your corrupted data and can even restore them to a new healthy file. The advantage of this software is that it can handle more than 20 GB PST files which is not found in Inbox Repair Tool. It even supports the selective recovery of items even you can preview the items after scanning them. It is a perfect solution to recover and repair PST files. It greatly interact with MS Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010 even with OS Windows’s 8/7/Vista/2003/XP/2000/NT4 (SP6).
User Guide: Here you have the complete instruction that will help you while using this software:
Step 1: Download, Install and Run Outlook PST Repair software. Then click 'Select Outlook File' to choose the PST file to work on or you can find the specific PST file as well.
Step 2: Once you have selected your PST file click on ‘Start’ button you allow the scanning process.
Step 3: When the scanning process completes, all the recovered mailbox folder and other items will be listed on the left pane. You can select any item you want.
Step 4: After selecting all or some of the items click on 'Save Recovered File' button to recover the stuffs on the designated location on PC.
Step 5: When the saving process completes, a dialog box will confirm the process and show the 'Destination path' and 'Recovered File Size'.
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