Some Tips About Easily Recovering Data With Scanpst.exe
When you do install the OS “Microsoft Windows”, your system will also get a file called ‘scanpst.exe’. When being installed, this file has the settings ‘hidden ‘so it will not be remove accidentally. Even the most used email132013201320 client, Outlook from Microsoft, will show problems with its user database (.pst files) once in a while. Outlook has one main program to repair (and analyze) any problems with it: it is the Microsoft Inbox Repair Tool. The file used by this latest program for all its functions is the “scanpst.exe”. The following site Pst Repair has all the infos needed about repairing PST file.
Most of the time, damages done to those files (PST and OST) will result in more damages to folders and data normally used by Outlook. The fist thing you should do if you want to repair errors or diagnose them, or even if you want to recover lost or compromised files and data used by scanpst, is to run the Inbox Repair Tool. You will have to turn files and folders visible if you want to run scanpst.exe. The main reason being…it was installed “hidden” by Microsoft at first. You will find here How To Repair Corrupt Pst File more infos about repairing damaged 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. You will find this file here: C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOFFICE12 . Take note that the drive might change depending on your Windows configuration.
To run this file, you need first to find it, then once done to double-click it. Click the browse button, after scanpst.exe has started running, you will be able then to find the pst file. So after using the Browse option (in scanpst) to find the pst file, click on the Start one: the program will then diagnose and report any problems found along the way. Click “OK”, once you have finished the previous steps. It will complete the whole thing.
You will be able to use Outlook normally after having used the program (scanpst) to find and fix any problems within the PST or OST files. In the default folder list, it is possible that certain recovered folders will now be visible in the “Lost and Found” section. Scanpst.exe have not been able to fix any files (or folders) that eventually you are finding in this “Lost and Found” section.
If you cannot recover some data using scanpst, then you should try Stellar Outlook PST Repair. This is an advanced PST data recovery software.
