Many a times, when you attempt to open a PST file in Microsoft Office Outlook, it won't open. One of the possible causes for this kind of behavior is PST file corruption, which doesn't allow you to access the file contents by any means. Consequently, all the data including but not limited to e-mails, calendar, contacts, or any other personal data that is associated with Outlook profile cannot be accessed. To overcome these problems, you need to
Inbox Repair using appropriate tools. For more information, continue reading this discussion.
Before explaining the possible solutions to recover a corrupted Outlook PST file, take a look at some of the common errors that might occur when you
try to open or access such file:
1.An unexpected error prevented access to this file
2.Outlook.pst is not a personal folders file
3.Errors Have Been Detected In The File
4.An unexpected error prevented access to this file
5.Outlook.pst can not be accessed- 0x80040116
Outlook PST file corruption can occur for multitude of reasons, but there are only couple of methods to fix them. For the reason that Outlook PST is a local copy of your e-mails that is stored on your hard drive, chances are that certain file system errors might prevent it from opening. Therefore, you first need to ensure the integrity of your hard disk by running chkdsk or ScanDisk, whichever is applicable.
If the corruption is not disk-related, the next option to Repair Inbox is by running Outlook's Inbox Repair Tool (Scanpst.exe). This tool comes automatically installed with Microsoft Office and can fix most of the PST file corruption errors. If the tool repairs the file successfully, you will be able to open or access the PST file normally. But if it won't, the last resolution is to use a third-party PST file repair utility.
A third-party tool can
Repair Outlook Inbox using effective scanning algorithms. Also, these algorithms are reliable as they do not affect the integrity of data, while keeping the original PST intact. Moreover, you can use them, irrespective of the nature and cause of corruption.
Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is a comprehensive Inbox Repair utility designed to repair inbox of Outlook. This Inbox Repair Tool supports Microsoft Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000 and can restore all e-mails, notes, calendar entries, contacts, and other objects in a new PST file. It is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, and 2000.
