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If you have a corrupt PST file, there’s no way to open it. An Outlook data file is prone to corruption due to many reasons.\u00a0If you don’t repair PST file in time, you’re likely to lose all your crucial emails and other mailbox data. Luckily, Microsoft provides the Inbox Repair tool (scanpst exe) to scan and repair PST file. In this article, I’ll show you how to locate the scanpst exe utility and how to use it to handle a corrupt PST file.<\/p>\n

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Microsoft Outlook <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Over the past few decades, email has become an essential part of businesses and organizations. Even individuals are excessively using emails for communication purpose. There are many email applications available for desktop users. Microsoft Outlook is one of the popular email clients among Windows users all around the world. It’s a personal information manager provided by Microsoft in its Office suite. Apart from being an email application, it includes useful features like contact management<\/em>, calendar<\/em>, task management<\/em>, note taking<\/em>, journal creation<\/em>, and web browsing<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Outlook Data File <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Microsoft Outlook stores all the email messages and other mailbox data in an Outlook data file saved on the local system. This file is commonly known as a\u00a0personal storage table<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or PST. An Outlook data file is of two types: ANSI<\/strong> and Unicode<\/strong>. ANSI is the default file format of Microsoft Outlook 2002 and earlier versions. 2 GB<\/strong> is the maximum size limit of an ANSI PST file. On the other hand, Microsoft Outlook 2003 and later versions use Unicode format whose maximum size limit ranges from 20 GB<\/strong> (2003 & 2007)\u00a0 to 50 GB<\/strong> (2010, 2013, & 2016).<\/p>\n

Common Issues with Outlook Data File<\/strong><\/h3>\n

An Outlook data file can’t store more mailbox data than its maximum size limit. Even sometimes when the PST file reaches its maximum size, you’re likely to face performance issues. And when the PST file crosses its size limit, it becomes prone to corruption. There’s no way to open a corrupt PST file in Microsoft Outlook. Apart from corruption, an oversized PST file can cause Outlook\u00a0performance issues.<\/p>\n

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Whenever you notice that the file has reached its maximum size limit, you should split PST file<\/span><\/strong><\/a> into two or multiple parts. This will help you protect the PST file from being corrupt.\u00a0 And if you notice that the PST file is full with duplicate items, you should remove them. There’s an easy manual trick to remove Outlook duplicates<\/span><\/strong><\/a> from PST file.\u00a0Additionally, there’s one more way to deal with an oversized PST file. You can compact PST file<\/span><\/strong><\/a> to reduce its size. Microsoft Outlook client has a built-in feature to compact PST file.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Corrupt PST File<\/strong><\/h3>\n

But if the PST file is already corrupt, then you have only one option left, repair PST file. The size limitation issue is the primary reason for corruption. Additionally, there are some other reasons as well, such as virus attack<\/em>, unexpected cancellation of the Outlook client<\/em>, sudden system shutdown<\/em>, hard disk failure<\/em>, software malfunction<\/em>, etc. Corruption is always harmful since it may cause data loss. Whenever you try to open a corrupt PST file, you’re likely to receive an error message like this:<\/p>\n

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If you receive an error message while opening the PST file, this is the very first thing you should try:<\/p>\n