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Microsoft Outlook PST files are oftencopied or moved to an external storage media, like CD, DVD etc. forrestoration. While doing so, it is recommended to keep Outlook closedor else, the PST file might get corrupted. A corrupted PST,(irrespective of reason for corruption), can be repaired usingOutlook's Scanpst tool ifthe damage has not been too extensive and the file size is below 2GB. But there are many situations, in which the tool might fail torepair a corrupted PST, which needs to be imported and accessed in MSOutlook.Following is arealistic problem in which an Outlook user copies Outlook PST to a CDand later reinstalls a new hard disk. After installing MS Outlook onthis new hard disk, he/she replaces the newly created Outlook PSTwith the one copied to the CD. But when he/she tries to access thePST through MS Outlook, the application doesn't recognize the file.On trying to import the same PST post re-installing MS Outlook givesan error that says that the file is not a valid personal folder. Theabove behavior indicates PST corruption. Hence, when a user runsScanpst.exe utilityto repair the file, below mentioned error message is displayed:The Inbox Repair Tool does not recognize the filefile_path.pst. No information can be recoveredSince PST on CD isthe only copy, the user cannot access important e-mails and otherdata stored in this PST. An Outlook PSTshould never be overwritten, as the user did in this case. Also,remove the read-only attribute before trying to access or import it.Keep in mind to close MS Outlook when moving or copying the PST toanother media. Most of the users find it impossible to access a PSTbecause it gets corrupted during file copy or move operation. However, to dealwith the specific problem, you should try these suggestions:(1)Because Scanpst hasbeen unable to repair the corrupted PST, you need to check the PSTfile size. If it is above 2 GB, you can crop the file using PST 2 GBcrop utility. But backup the file prior to it, so that this utilitycan delete some important e-mails. (2)Use a third-party PST file repair utility. One of the best utilitiesis Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair.This software can repair a corrupted PST, more powerfully thanOutlook's Scanpst.exe utility.The tool supports MS Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000 and canrestore e-mails, notes, calendars, etc. in a new PST file.
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