Recover a corrupted PST file

This article talk about how to recover a corrupted PST file.

Introduction

Microsoft Outlook store his data in a pst file. If this pst file is bigger than 1 GB you have more risk that this file become corrupted. There's one way to repair this file with a tool provided by Microsoft.

Fix the pst file

To start the english scanpst click on C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033\SCANPST.EXE.

If you have the Windows XP language Packs (or Office??) you will have the scanpst.exe installed in a different language. At C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1036\SCANPST.EXE you will find the French version of scanpst.exe or the German at C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033\SCANPST.EXE and finally C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1043\SCANPST.EXE for the Dutch version.

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