Fix Outlook PST Issues with Scanpst.exe!

Microsoft Outlook comes with an in-built utility called Scanpst.exe or Inbox Repair Tool, to fix PST or OST related problems that occur time to time. This utility gets installed in the Outlook application automatically when MS Office package along with that MS Outlook is installed. This small but powerful tool scans the PST file for corruption or damage and analyses the structure of its directory. It also checks the entire mail items reference and headers as well. Scanning process ends once any problem was found along with the option to fix the issues thus occurred. But at times Scanpst.exe fails to fix the problems occurred in the PST file due to several reasons like – if PST file size is more than 2GB in size, if Scanpst.exe itself encountering any error and so on. So, in situations like such, you have to use third party Outlook PST Repair software to resolve the issue.

          

Once the PST file of MS Outlook application corrupts, it is really hard to access the data stored it’s PST file. At that of time if Scanpst.exe doesn’t works as well, then it’s really very discouraging situation to deal with. Outlook will come up with some error messages as –

  • "Inbox repair tool not responding"
  • "Scanpst.exe is not working"
  • "Scanpst.exe fatal error: 0x80040900"
  • "Scanpst.exe fatal error: 0x80040818"
  • "Scanpst.exe entry point not found error"
  • "Inbox repair tool fails to repair xxx.pst file"
  • And several others.

These above mentioned error messages occur due to corruption of the PST file and this corruption or damage occurs due to several reasons as listed below –

  • CRC errors.
  • Power interruptions.
  • Improper shutdown of system.
  • Virus invasion or execution of any arbitrary code.
  • Accidentally deletions of PST file etc.
  • Internal software and hardware issues.
  • And so on.

So, in order to resolve these PST issues and to access the data stored in the PST file, you have to take the help third party tool as Scanpst.exe is also notable to resolve severe Outlook corruption issues. So, in this context you should better take the help of third party Outlook PST Repair software which will scan the corrupt PST file using its recursive scanning mechanism and recover all the data that were stored in the PST file like mails, contacts, appointments and several others.

        
 

User Guide for Outlook PST Repair

Step 1 : Launch Outlook Repair software and select the corrupt PST file to be scanned.



Step 2 : Now, click on 'Start' button to start the scanning process.



Step 3 : View the scanning in progress.

Step 4 : Once Scanning process is completed, Outlook Repair software will recover all the recoverable components.



Step 5 : After viewing the lost folder in the recovered item list. Go for the Licence key and save the recovered PST file.