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Personal Storage Table (PST) is a file in which Outlook stores emails, notes, contacts, and other users mailbox related items. Although Outlook is a fast and convenient email client if Outlook Archive.pst and/or Outlook.pst files are tried to be modified/renamed (in Outlook 2000) then Outlook gets locked up. At that time you need to restart Outlook and repair the Outlook.pst file. You can repair the Outlook.pst file using the Scanpst.exe tool.
Using Scanpst.exe tool: Execute the following steps to use the Scanpst.exe file:
In this case, when the Outlook.pst files get corrupt due to renaming or modification, you can repair the Outlook.pst file using the Scanpst.exe tool. But, in some cases when the Outlook.pst file gets damaged due to reasons like moving from one location to another, recreating the Outlook profile, etc. then Scanpst.exe cannot perfectly repair the Outlook.pst file.
When Outlook.pst file gets corrupt, you should first know the reason and accordingly perform the following solutions:
If the file has been damaged while recreating the Outlook profile then reinstall the Outlook and create a new user profile
If the file has been damaged while moving from one location to another then you need to use a third-party Outlook repair tool.
Kernel for Outlook PST Repair is the best outlook mailbox recovery software. The software perfectly understands the reasons behind Outlook.pst damage and accordingly repairs the damaged Outlook.pst file. After repairing the file, the outlook recovery software displays a preview of recovered emails and related items. You can use the software to recover emails, contacts, etc. from the Outlook .pst file created in Outlook 97, Outlook 2000, Outlook 2002, Outlook 2003, and Outlook 2007, and later versions. The tool is developed to fix all kinds of PST file corruptions that happened due to any reason using its user-friendly interface features and powerful algorithms. Let us go through the necessary steps to repair the corrupted Outlook PST file automatically with this professional tool.
A quick, smart, and efficient repair of Outlook PST files is completed.