How To Recover Data Using Scanpst.exe

With each MS Windows installation, you will get a file called Scanpst.exe installed alongside. When being installed, this file has the settings ‘hidden ‘so it will not be remove accidentally. Once in a while, you knows why, the user database from Outlook (made by Microsoft), the .pst files, will have some internal problems to them. Microsoft Inbox Repair Tool is the main software used to repair (and to analyze) any problems related with Outlook. This Repair Tool will use scanpst when running. 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. In order to have access to Scanpst.exe, it is required to make sure that hidden files and folders are visible on your computer, for the reason that Scanpst.exe is a hidden file present by the default Windows operating system install. You will find here repair corrupt pst file more infos about repairing damaged pst file while this website recover pst file has infos about recovering corrupt pst file.

To find this file (scanpst.exe), you can use the “Find or Search” feature of your OS, the exact name depends on your Windows version. You can also try to manually locate the file. You will find this file here: C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOFFICE12 . Take note that the drive might change depending on your Windows configuration.

Once you find the file, double-click on it to run it. So when scanpst is running, you to click the Browse option so you will be able to locate the pst file. After finding the pst file (with the Browse function in scanpst.exe), simply click on Start. It will diagnose processes and will give you a report of what has been found. After the process is complete, click on OK in order to finalize the procedure.

After Scanpst.exe has been used to identify and fix errors that have been found within the PST or OST file, normal operation of Outlook can be resumed. The default folder might now contain recovered ones. They will be visible in the ‘Lost and Found’ part. Scanpst.exe have not been able to fix any files (or folders) that eventually you are finding in this “Lost and Found” section.

For a more advanced attempt at recovering data which may be beyond the capabilities of Scanpst.exe, it is recommended to use Stellar Outlook PST Repair, a professional PST based data recovery product.