Now it's clean, but it came with another problem. I can no longer open my Outlook 2007. It says that the PST file is corrupt. I have run scanpst.exe and the problem still presists.
I figured it out.
I used the scanpst.exe app found in one of the following folders:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033
C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033
The scan found some errors and fixed them but Outlook would still not open the PST file.
What I missed was that the scanpst.exe application found in these folders is for Outlook 2003, I has since upgraded to Outlook 2007 Enterprise Ed.
The scanpst app is different for this version and in another location:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12
I ran this version on the corrupt PST and it fixed some errors found and I was able to open the PST in Outlook with no further issues.
Post Edited to Remove Quote of prior SPAM which has also been deleted.
What have others experienced using this or other tools? I need to recover an address book and calendar from a 1.2Gb PST that Outlook can't open (crashes with error message that it can't use the file) after using the mailbox repair tool. While the above looks to be a useful post, I'd rather have realworld success recommendations, or stay-away-froms.
Hi,
You can use Outlook recovery tools to repair your PST file. Below is a list of them:
hxxp://xxx.datanumen(dot)com(slash)aor/compare.htm <– Edited by to disable SPAM link
Most of them provide a free demo so you can try first.
Steve
