PST File Recovery

Microsoft Outlook PST is just like any other database. It contains indexes to locate its file objects for better performance and speed. The objects can be e-mails, notes, calendar, contacts, tasks, appointments, and many others. But when these indexes get corrupted (generally because of unexpected power outage or using an indexing application), it can lead to complete inaccessibility of file and prevent MS Outlook from starting. Since the data becomes inaccessible too, it requires user to restore it from last known backup. However, it calls for solutions to Recover PST if the user observes that backup is either unavailable or invalid to restore the data.

In order to learn the topic in more detail, consider a user using MS Outlook 2007. The user experiences that MS Outlook cannot be opened. Further, when it views the Windows application log for the cause, it reads the following error message.

“The store <file_path>/file_name.pst is being reconciled with the indexer for the following reason: The store was last opened on a different machine.”

This behavior occurs on each attempt of opening Outlook.

Cause

The error, mentioned above, occurs due to Outlook PST corruption, more typically when the file indexes are damaged.

Solution

The measures that can help you recovering from these problems are:

1. You can use Outlook built-in tool called Inbox Repair Tool (Scanpst.exe) to repair the file. This repair tool is included in installation of MS Outlook and is launched by its associated program file-Scanpst.exe. Since it is a hidden file, you need to first go to folder options and enable the viewing of hidden and system files or otherwise, you cannot locate the file.

2. There are situations when the tool might fail. In such cases, you can delete the corrupted file and create a new one provided a good copy of e-mails is available.

3. You need to use a third-party PST Recovery Tool if none of the above solutions work. Built with advanced technology to Recover PST, these software serve as most competent tools to extract data from a corrupted, unreadable, and inaccessible PST.

PST Recovery Software is an efficient tool that repairs corrupted PST and restores all e-mails, notes, calendars, contacts, and other file items. This PST File Recovery utility supports MS Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000. With recovery ability for deleted e-mails, the tool has an interactive display that makes the tool simple to operate.

MS Outlook is one of the most popular email client software used by organization for communication and better personal information management. It can be used either as a stand alone application or can work with Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Share Point Server for multiple users. Microsoft Outlook stores all your e-mails, contacts, appointments, notes, tasks, journal entries and folders into a file known as .pst or Personal Folder file. Imagine kind of situation in which your pst file get corrupted and all your file items become inaccessible. The PST recovery software might help you to repair outlook pst file and get all your important data back.

There are some of the following Outlook error that can disturb your smooth working:

1. "Outlook.pst is not a personal folders file"
2. "An unknown error has occurred. 0×80040600"
3. "Outlook.pst cannot be accessed - 0×80040116"
4. "An unknown error has occurred. 0×80040119"
5. "An unknown error has occurred. 0×80040116"
6. "Outlook.pst has reached its maximum size"
7. "Outlook.pst is not a personal folders file"
8. "Data error (cyclic redundancy check)"
9. "Messaging interface has caused an unknown error"
10. "Outlook.pst could not be opened"
11. "xxx.pst file could not be opened. The file may not be compatible with this version of Outlook or it may be corrupted"
12. "Outlook.pst could not be found"
13. "Unable to display the folder, Outlook.pst could not be accessed, access denied"
14. "The operation failed due to a registry or installation problem. Restart Outlook and try again. If the problem persists, please reinstall"
15. “Unable to send this item.”
16. “archive_filename.pst is not a personal folders file”
17. “An unexpected error prevented access to this file. Use ScanDisk to check the disk for errors, and then try using the Inbox Repair Tool again”
18. "An error has occurred in the script on this page"
19. “Sending reported error (0×80040201): ‘Unknown Error 0×80040201.”

Although Microsoft Outlook comes with an inbuilt pst repair utility known as inbox repair tool (scanpst.exe) that scans and repairs corrupt or damaged PST files but If the degree of corruption is high, the scanpst utility might not be able to fix the corrupted outlook file and requires a third-party PST Recovery solution. Such Utility uses advanced scanning algorithms to efficiently repair & recover pst file in all corruption situations.


Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is an excellent PST Repair Software that quickly scans the corrupt PST file to find out the possible damages in the file and successfully recover pst objects. The application is having unique features like support of Microsoft Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002 and 2000, 100% preview of all recoverable items, count of all items in individual folder, compatibility with Windows 7 and detail summary report of all recoverable items.