Fix a PST File Automatically With Outlook’s Inbox Repair Tool
Posted by computerhelpandsupport on September 2, 2009
This post provides a step-by-step tutorial on how to use the included Outlook Inbox Repair Tool, also known as Scanpst.exe and microsoft outlook support for .PST file.
From time to time, the .pst or Personal Folders file used for everything (email, calendar, contacts, tasks & more) in Outlook gets corrupted, damaged, or otherwise negatively affected on a seemingly regular basis.
Luckily there’s the fortuitously included “Inbox Repair Tool” from Microsoft. The bad news is it’s buried in the bowels of your hard drive’s Program Files folder.
The Outlook ScanPst.exe .PST Recovery Tool
To get at it, you’ll need to navigate to this path using Windows Explorer:
For Outlook XP & 2003: Hard Drive Letter:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\LocaleID (which is 1033 for the USA or similar)
For Outlook 2007: Hard Drive Letter:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12Now, inside this folder, you’re looking for this particular setup file: “Scanpst.exe” When you run the .exe, you’ll need to Browse… to your current .pst file and hit Start:
The Inbox Repair Tool will now scan the corrupted .PST file for errors:
If your PST file is recoverable, you’ll see the repairable errors show up in the scan results. To fix them, select Repair.:
