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In this page, we are going to discuss all issues and solutions related to Outlook PST.

Question1.) What is PST?

Answer: PST (Personal Storage table) is a file format of Microsoft Outlook which is mainly used to stores all important data of Outlook such as mails, calendar items, journals, notes, schedules and so on.

Question2.) In what scenarios PST files get corrupted in Outlook 2007?

Answer: There are several reasons behind the corruption of Outlook 2007 PST file. Few of the reasons are explained below:

1. Microsoft Outlook 2007 has only 20 GB space. If the limited size of Outlook 2007 exceeds the limited size due to exceed the numbers of mails and other contents then there is a chance of corruption of Outlook 2007 PST file.
2. If due to any unwanted reasons, system gets turn off abruptly when you are using Outlook 2007 in your PC/ laptop then this may cause the corruption of PST file.
3. When the installing task or upgrading task of Outlook 2007 does not happens properly then there are chances of corruption of Outlook files.
4. If same PST file is used by more than one user modifying it then Outlook PST may be corrupt or damage.
5. .scanpst is the default repairing tool of Outlook. If .scanpst unable to repair corrupted PST file then it leads to more corruption of that file.

Question3.) When Outlook PST files get corrupted then which types of error messages can come to the system screen?

Answer: When PST files get corrupted then following error message can come to your system screen:

1. pst is not a personal folder file. For e.g., “The file C:\Users\Robert\App Data\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.pst is not an Outlook data file (.pst)”.
2. Outlook file cannot be accessed due to 0X80040116 errors.
3. An unexpected error has occurred.
4. The operation failed due to registry or installation problem.
5. Unable to open the folder.

Question4.) Which tool is good for repairing of corrupted Outlook 2007 PST file?

Answer: As you know, there are many third party PST file repair tool Outlook 2007 available in today’s scenarios. But as like .scanpst, there are more chances of corruption of corrupted PST file, if you choose unreliable third party tools. So, you simply opt for Outlook Recovery software.

Question.) Why Outlook Recovery software?

Answer: One of the unique features of Outlook Recovery software is “It doesn’t modify your original PST file.” So, there is no chance of more corruption of original (source) PST file.

Apart from this, there are some other massive features of Outlook Recovery software. Some of the features are explained below:

1. Supports all versions of Microsoft Outlook (MS Outlook 2000, 2003, 2007 and 2010).
2. Supports all major versions of Windows OS and Mac based OS X.
3. Repairs those files also which is not repaired by default tool of Outlook i.e. inbox repair tool (.scanpst).
4. Repairs oversized Outlook 2007 PST files.
5. Repairs encrypted/password protected Outlook 2007 PST file.
6. Recovery of emails, folders, calendar items, contacts, appointments, meetings, RSS feeds, journals and notes of Outlook are also done by Outlook Recovery software.
7. Apart from PST repairing, you can repair corrupted OST file also.