When you do install the OS “Microsoft Windows”, your system will also get a file called ‘scanpst.exe’. As per default system settings, this file is hidden, in order to avoid accidental removal. Even the most used email client, Outlook from Microsoft, will show problems with its user database (.pst files) once in a while. This file (scanpst) is the one behind all of functions offered by the MS Inbox Repair Tool. This program is the main one to analyze and fix any problems related to Outlook. The following site pst file repair has all the infos needed about repairing PST file.
Corrupted PST (or OST) files will result, most of the time, to further problems with folders and data files related to Outlook. To recover files, folders, data, or to repair error or diagnose ones related to the program scanpst, you should first run the MS Inbox Repair Tool. Since scanpst.exe was installed with the attribute ‘hidden’, we have to make it (and the related folders) visible for Windows, so it will be able to run it. You will find here repair corrupt pst file more infos about repairing damaged pst file while this website recover corrupt pst file has infos about recovering corrupt pst file.
Depending what version of Windows you are using, you can use the Find (or Search) tool to locate this file (scanpst.exe.), you can also find it manually. This file is usually found on C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOFFICE12 . Take into account that the drive (c:) vary from one configuration to the other.
First find the file (scanpst.exe) then simply double click it and it will run automatically. Click the browse button, after scanpst.exe has started running, you will be able then to find the pst file. After the PST file has been located using Scanpst.exe Browse function, it is required to click on Start in order to have Scanpst.exe diagnose and report if any errors have been found. In order to complete the procedure, then click ok.
Run Outlook as before after having found and fix any errors found in PST (or OST) files with scanpst. The ‘Lost and Found’ folder will now contain recovered folders found in the default folder location. Keep in mind that any files or folders not found in that section are simply not repairable by this program.
If you need an advanced program to recover data that scanpst cannot recover, I suggest the Stellar Outlook PST Repair. This is a professional PST data recovery tool.