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PST Repair Tool

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  • 02-09-2013 3:18pm
    #1
    cowlove
    Registered Users Posts: 281 ✭✭


    Hi Guys, (not sure if this is the correct place for this question. MOD feel free to move!)

    I used auto archive on Microsoft outlook and now it appears my archive file is corrupt.

    I tried to use scanpst but I was unable to locate the pst file I needed to repair.

    Googling this seems to be a common occurrence and the inbuilt scanpst seems very basic.

    Now my question, is it appears (from Googling again) that I will need to pay to get a decent pst repair tool. Is this the case?

    I downloaded another free one and that could not locate my pst either.

    Help!


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    #2
    CreepingDeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,015 ✭✭✭CreepingDeath


    cowlove wrote: »
    I was unable to locate the pst file I needed to repair.

    It's typically in this folder

    C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\archive.pst


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    cowlove
    Registered Users Posts: 281 ✭✭cowlove


    CreepingDeath wrote: »
    It's typically in this folder

    C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\archive.pst

    I could find it, but I could not find it using the snanpst. Scanpst could not find my pst file.


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    cowlove
    Registered Users Posts: 281 ✭✭cowlove


    I've solved it now, so you can close this thread!

    I found a free demo to download.

    Thanks!


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    surface13
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭surface13


    You can run scanpst.exe to repair your pst file; if still you face problem then I would advice you to try Kernel for Outlook PST Repair Software to repair and recover your emails from damaged outlook pst file.


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    cowlove
    Registered Users Posts: 281 ✭✭cowlove


    surface13 wrote: »
    You can run scanpst.exe to repair your pst file; if still you face problem then I would advice you to try Kernel for Outlook PST Repair Software to repair and recover your emails from damaged outlook pst file.

    Thanks, I ended up using a free demo from disk doctors and then using the scanpst.exe on the recovered files.

    All working fine now!


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    janeparker
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭janeparker


    Hi Cowlove,

    It is true tale as you mentioned about Inbox repair tool in your case. Couple months ago, I also faced this erratic behavior of ScanPST.exe when my PST was slashed by unknown threat. Then I found a helpful post of a MVP (Microsoft Valuable Professional) at:
    http://clintboessen.blogspot.in/2013/03/an-insight-into-stellar-phoenix-outlook.html

    I used this tool, and it successfully repaired my PST file. Though this tool is not free but it is a recommended tool. You can test the working of the tool in real scenario as demo version of this tool is available for free.

    Thanks
    Jane


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