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“I got error message and my repair process stop fail in the middle. Scanpst.exe still not working and not able to fix the problem….how can I restore my PST file back”…….

This is the problem with most of the outlook users when they try to repair corrupt PST sometime Scanpst.exe does not work and leave you with your corrupted PST file in the middle. Most of the user face that the tool comfortably start scan and repair PST file and at 3 or 4 stage it ends with errors and fails to repair PST file. This is completely a ridiculous, means total wastage of time.

Yes, there are some conditions where scanpst exe doesn't work like corruption occurred when PST file get oversized than 2GB or PST file is harshly corrupted. Actually tool normally corrects corruption in header. It detect error and correct it to repair but if corruption is in data then tool delete data which it doesn't understand to repair PST file and leave you with error but still you are with your corrupted PST file. If corrupted PST file is more than 2GB than naturally it not going to repair it.

To repair you need to reduce the size of PST file and for that you can take help from OST and PST crop tool. This is also an inbuilt tool of Microsoft outlook. It reduces the oversize of PST file by deleting some PST object data stored in PST file. But this is not the good option as with this you have no control over your data and ultimately you will lose them.

When scanpst exe does not work to repair corrupted PST file you can take help of other third party software. Third party Inbox repair tool is professional one and designed with advanced algorithm unlike the tool provided by Microsoft Outlook. This is more powerful tool and can repair corrupted PST file either corrupted due to oversize problem of PST file or severely corrupted PST data. It thoroughly scan corrupted PST file to detect any error in it and then it corrects it.

Without affecting any item stored in PST file, tool will completely repair file and give you corruption free .pst file which you can now access easily. Now you will be able to send or receive important emails and will not get any kinds of error message. This is completely easy to use tool and anyone can use this. It supports Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2007. Well deserve tool when outlook Scanpst exe does not work for you.