Repairing Outlook .pst and .ost files

How to Repair Outlook Data Files .PST and.OST.

What is Microsoft Outlook?

Microsoft Outlook is an application to configure, access and save emails (Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Business Emails and etc) offline in your personal computer. All your emails can be accessible even you are not online (connected to Internet).

What is .pst file in Outlook?

PST stands for Personal Storage Tables. It stores all the files/data of the emails in .pst files. Storage limit of Single User is 2GB.

What is .ost file in Outlook?

It is an Offline Storage Tables. It is created by Outlook to store files/data to hold offline copies of Emails, whatever exists in the Email Server.

Steps to Repair .pst file:

1.      Goto Run – Type in – "C:/Program Files” or “C:/Program Files x86" (Depending on the version of Outlook installed in your computer) – Enter

2.      Now search SCANPST.EXE

3.      Hit Enter on SCANPST.EXE

4.      Browse your Outlook .pst files - By default Location are mentioned below:

a.       Outlook 2007: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12

b.      Outlook 2010: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14

c.       Outlook 2013: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15

d.      Outlook 2016: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16

5.      If Scan returns error – Checked the box “make backup of scanned files before repairing” and then click on Repair

6.      Once the repair is complete, Restart your computer and start your Outlook.