Learn step-by-step instructions to repair PST file with or without ScanPST.exe. Read this article till the end and recover data from corrupted PST file easily.
A PST is a data file of Microsoft Outlook. It stores emails, contacts, calendar events, tasks, journals, and many other Outlook data. Sometimes, PST file can become corrupted due to various reasons such as power failure, abrupt system shutdown, and hardware/software issues. In that case, users cannot access data from Outlook data file. They need to repair corrupted PST file to recover data from it. Here we will provide two solutions that help you to repair Outlook data files and restore data from this corrupted file.
How to Repair PST File with ScanPST.exe?
ScanPST.exe is an inbuilt Inbox Repair Tool in Outlook. It repairs corrupted Outlook data file. It scans all the bad sectors and removes them to keep PST file healthy.
Follow the below-given steps to repair Outlook data file-
1. Close the Outlook application before proceeding further.
2. Locate the ScanPST Tool. The location of this tool may vary according to Outlook version.
For Outlook 2029, 2016;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Ofice\root\Office 16
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Ofice\root\Office 16
3. Double-click on the ScanPST.exe file to launch the tool on your system.
4. Click on Browse to locate and select the PST file that you want to repair.
5. Click the Start button to begin the scanning process.
6. ScanPST.exe will check the PST file faults. After completing the scanning process, the toll will display detected errors and issues.
7. Click on Repair button to start the repair process.
Once the repairing process is complete, launch Outlook and open PST file to check all data are available without any issues.
How to Repair PST File Without ScanPST.exe?
Sometimes Outlook Inbox Repair Tool does not work due to various reasons. In that case, the user needs to recover data from PST file without ScanPST.exe.
You can recover data from PST file without ScanPST.exe by creating a new PST file and copying content from an old PST file.
1. Link the corrupted PST file to Outlook by navigating to File > Open & Export > Open Outlook Data File.
2. Create a new PST file by clicking New Items under Home tab and then click on More Items > Outlook Data File.
3. Choose the location where you want to create a new PST file enter the name to this file and press OK.
4. Copy the contents from Old corrupted PST file to newly created PST file.
5. After copying the data, navigate to File > Info >> Account Settings > DatFiles ab > Select new .pst file > click Set as default.
6. Click Close and Resort Outlook and disconnect old PST file from Outlook.
Conclusion
In this post, we have discussed how to repair PST file with or without ScanPST.exe. Here, we have mentioned two workable solutions to do it. Both solutions are 100% workable to fix issues with Outlook data file. You can choose any method according to your needs.