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ScanPST Cannot Repair PST File – Alternative Method to Fix Issue

Microsoft Outlook is one of the most popular email applications used for the exchange of information. It has a database file, namely Personal storage table (PST). PST file does not only hold emails, but calendar entries, scheduled meetings, appointments, notes, attachments, contacts, etc. However, at times PST file gets damaged and corrupted due to various reasons. In this case, users take help of Inbox repair tool to repair minor corruption in Outlook data file (.pst), but sometimes Scanpst cannot repair PST file. Inbox repair tool is especially designed to rebuild damaged PST files of MS Outlook.

Repair PST File with SCANPST.EXE Utility

These are the following steps using, which users can repair PST files with the help of Scanpst:

  • Firstly, go to “Start”, then “Run”
  • Now, to open “Scanpst.exe” type in the location of the tool, i.e. “drive name: \Program files\ Common files\ System\ Mapi\ Locate ID\ Scanpst.exe

Know the Location of SCANPST.EXE in various versions of Outlook

  • Once you done that, click on “OK”. As soon as click on ok a message box will pop-up
  • Next, put in the name and path of the corrupted PST file
  • Now, finally click on “Start”. This will start process of repairing

What if Scanpst Cannot Repair PST File

Scanpst does not guarantee that your PST files will be repaired. It is possible that Inbox repair tool unable to repair Outlook data file if the PST file is highly corrupted or damaged. Now, the question arises that what can be done to repair highly corrupted PST file? Apart from that, consider this query to understand the problem a user may face while repairing PST file with Scanpst:

“My Outlook is not opening in Windows 10 and it seems that my PST file get corrupted. I tried to repair PST file with the help of Scanpst.exe utility, but the process stops in between when it is about to complete. Is there any alternative solution of Inbox Repair tool to repair the same?”

Outlook PST Repair Software: An Expert Solution

Users can go for Outlook PST file recovery Software to repair Outlook PST files that are highly corrupted. This software is designed in such a way that it can repair any PST file regardless how extreme the corruption is. Follow these steps to use Outlook PST file recovery software:

    • First of all, launch the software by clicking on Start >> All Programs >> Outlook Recovery
    • Now, to add PST files, which need to be recovered, click on “Add File”

    • Select the file by clicking on “Browse” button in a dialog box that pops up when you click on add file.
    • Click on “Advance Scan” mode to perform recovery from extremely corrupted PST file

add pst file

    • Next, click on “Add File” and start scanning process. Once it is done, click on “Yes” to save scanned files or “No” if you do not want to save them

scanning done

    • Now, choose the emails you want to export after the recovery process. Make a right click and select the option of “Export” to start export Outlook PST Files.

Export emails

    • To proceed further, apply filters and once you done all of this click on “Browse” option to choose the destination to store the files
    • The software pops up a success window once the process is completed. Now, click “OK” to finish the process.

  • Click on “Save As” to save the exported data.

Conclusion

Scanpst.exe is a free tool developed by Microsoft. Its main motive is to repair corrupted PST files in Outlook. However, as we have discussed, we cannot rely fully on Inbox Repair tool as sometimes Scanpst unable to repair PST file. Therefore, to overcome this limitation we have explained one of the best alternative method of Inbox repair tool I.e; Outlook Recovery, which gives the users guaranteed results.

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