Recovery of Deleted Emails from OST File

Software to Rescue Deleted Emails from OST file

OST file is an offline folder file in MS Outlook which allows users to work offline when there is limited or no connectivity. These OST files are of much importance to the Outlook users as it can act as a disaster recovery option in case of failed hard drive or a corrupt backup. Often, emails in Outlook get deleted due to a corruption in OST file that gets corrupted as a result of various reasons. However, they can be repaired using any of the Outlook software available over the internet. The Outlook PST recovery utility is one such repair tool for Outlook that can rescue corrupt or damaged OST files and helps in rescuing of emails & other Outlook attributes  such as contacts, calendar items, tasks, notes, RSS feeds, etc. One of the main reasons for OST file corruption is the synchronization error that occurs while synchronizing the changes in OST file with Microsoft Exchange Server when connected to internet. Synchronization between the server and the offline Outlook folders sometimes lead to errors due to which some Outlook items cannot be opened. The software can bring back the OST file corrupted due to these synchronization errors and hence restore deleted folders of Outlook that gets deleted due to these errors or when they are deleted accidentally.

After fixing the corrupt OST file, the software has the ability to bring back lost Outlook contacts and deleted emails along with recovery of other Outlook attributes at your fingertips. Some of the reasons for OST file corruption which may result in emails getting deleted are listed here:

• OST file size: In case of Outlook 97-2003, when OST file size exceeds its size limit of 2GB, it gets corrupted and makes the Outlook attributes inaccessible.
• Bad sectors: If OST files are stored on some bad sectors of your hard drive, they get corrupted due to which Exchange Server may read data that is incorrect or full of errors.
• Virus: Virus attack on OST file also makes them inaccessible.
• Improper Outlook shut down: While accessing or synchronizing the OST file, if Outlook terminates abnormally, this may result in OST file damage.

In any of these scenarios, you can make use of this software to recover deleted emails and other items from OST file. Apart from rescuing OST file, this tool is mainly used to repair PST file of Outlook 2010 and also the pst files created on Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003 & 2007. The software provides the option to locate the corrupt pst file if you don’t its correct location on your computer hard drive. This Outlook software can perform Outlook PST recovery on Windows 7, Vista, 2008, 2003 & Windows XP operating systems in just few steps. You can read more about the software at http://www.recoveroutlookpst.com

Steps to recover deleted emails from OST file:

Step A: Run the software and click “Open pst file” from the main window, as shown in Fig A.

Fig A: Mian Window

Step B: Provide the location of pst file and click “Next”, as displayed in Fig B.

Fig B: Provide pst file location

Step C: Choose appropriate scan method and provide the location for new pst file to save to. Click “Repair”, as shown in Fig C.

Fig C: Choose scan method & destination path

Step D: As shown in Fig D, list of recovered emails and other Outlook attributes is displayed.

Fig D: List of Recovered Outlook Data