3 Steps to Run Free PST Repair Software in MS Outlook

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    In order to repair corrupted PST file in Outlook application, Microsoft provides the Inbox integrity tool also names as ScanPST tool. It is an inbuilt utility which is used as first aid. The best thing about this tool, it is free to use and has simple users interface. Even the user from the non-technical background can use it without any guidance. However, this tool repairs corrupted PST file in just 3 simple steps. In this blog, we will discuss all three steps with every single information.

    Step 1

    Close Outlook Application and open the Inbox Repair Tool

    The primary step is to close Outlook and all related application. Close the Outlook app from the task manager. Now open the Inbox repair tool.

    Step 2

    Repair the PST File

    After opening the inbox repair tool, type the name and path of the damaged PST file and starts the repairing process. Instead, tap on the browse button to locate the PST data file. Though, this tool is not capable of repairing all the corrupted files. It is because this tool is not proficient enough to deal with a severe level of corruption. Hence it is suggested to use PST recovery Software to recover data from the file.

     

    Step 3

     

    Save the New PST file

     

    After starting the repairing process, it will take a few moments to scan and analyses the depth of corruption. Now it will ask you to select the desired location for store recovered data. After doing this, your recovered PST file will be saved in your device. Now you can open and use the data from the new PST file.

     

    As we discussed earlier, the inbox repair tool has some limitation, hence if it fails to recover PST file, go for the third party PST recovery solution.