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Repair corrupted pst file
Personal Storage Folders better known as pst files are responsible for storage of all your Outlook data like sent, received, deleted emails and also other Outlook data. This pst file is often prone to corruption due to various reasons like virus attacks, malware, corruption due to an oversized pst file etc. Once this pst file gets corrupted, all the data present on it becomes inaccessible and there is a high chance of data present on the pst file getting deleted permanently. Under these circumstances we need the help of a pst recovery software.
There are two different approaches to email recovery. The method that is to be used for recovery depends on the severity of the damage to the pst file. If there is minimal corruption of the pst file, the in-built email recovery tool called Scanpst can be used for repairing the corrupted pst file. Scanpst.exe requires the user to locate the corrupted pst file manually, and is not very effective in case of severely damaged pst files.
If the damage to the pst file is extensive, it is always best to make use of a pst recovery software for repairing the corrupted pst file. Recover Outlook pst software is an effective pst recovery tool that can not only repair corrupted pst files, but also recovers lost and deleted emails from your Outlook. This pst recovery software not only recovers emails but also other Outlook data like folders, appointments, contacts, tasks, journals etc.
You can follow the steps given below to repair the corrupted pst file,
Step 1: Launch Recover Outlook PST software, by selecting the launch icon from the Programs list in the Start Menu or by double clicking the desktop shortcut. The user can choose from the three different options displayed on the Main Screen namely, "Open PST File", "Find PST File" and "Select Outlook Profile" as shown in Image 1

Image 1: Main Screen
Step 2: Based on your requirement select the appropriate option as follows,
Step 3: Select the"Open PST File" option from three options available. From the new window, use the "Browse" button to browse and select the corrupted PST file which is to be repaired, and click on "Next" as shown in Image 2

Image 2 : Select PST File
Note: If you have selected the "Find PST File" option, search for the corrupted PST file by selecting the drive / partition on which it is located and clicking "Find". If you have clicked "Select Outlook Profile" option, select the appropriate Outlook profile from the ones that are listed and repair the corrupted PST file.
Step 4: Once you click "Next" a new window is displayed, where you can select the scan type and the destination path to save the repaired PST file. Select the "Normal Scan" option, select the destination path and click on "Repair" as shown in Image 3. You can also make use of the "Smart Scan" option if the PST file has been damaged extensively

Image 3 : Select Normal Scan and Destination Location
Step 5: Clicking the "Repair" button starts the repair process. The software repairs the selected PST file, and recovers all the Outlook data into a new PST file and saves it in the selected destination path. The repaired PST file is similar to the original PST file. All the recovered data can be viewed as shown in Image 4.

Image 4 : Recovered Outlook Data
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