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Scan PST to resolve PST file issues after server migration

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Outlook PST files in spite of being equipped with quite reliable features may observe sudden abrupt behavior following which several issues with the file is observed making it inaccessible and unreadable. Also, the file is quite susceptible to corruption that takes place on account of oversized PST, virus infection, application issues, and network sharing & related problems. Entire data accessible with outlook account is saved in that single personal folder file which is so far worth; though even bit of damage can alter the entire scenario as such the file data becomes inaccessible. Soon after this it is suggested to use scanpst.exe, an inbuilt utility of outlook that remains there in the system right from the time of installation.

Assuming one such case in which outlook PST is saved on main server and post migration problems are acknowledged while using it and this may or may not be the case with all or specific files transferred. This can be well assured when the accessing file on clients system generates warning and makes it impossible to carry out any processing with the application.

This happens particularly owing to the fact that the file are not meant for sharing over network. Furthermore, any attempt to access the file at the time of migration may lead to erroneous situations, quite difficult to be accessed.  Post this file has to be repaired with inbox repair tool. Scanpst.exe. Though it failure makes it essential to use Outlook PST repair software that very efficiently and exhaustively scan the file for errors and then fix those. Any sort of corruption, howsoever severe it may be is repaired and its data recovered with the use of this very equipped application.

Striking Causes of PST Corruption

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

MS Outlook application which is used in a wide scale uses PST file to store all the information’s stored in it. The PST file is separated from the MS Outlook application to enhance the performance of MS Outlook. But this PST file is very prone to corruption which may interrupt your general business operations. In fact sometimes critical data related to the mails, journals, notes, tasks, appointments etc. becomes inaccessible and puts you in a big trouble. In this situation if the backup of the PST file is not available than accessing those data is very hard.

There are various striking factors due to which corruption of PST file occurs. Some of them are as follows –

  • Inappropriate termination of MS Outlook application either due to power interruption or due to some other reasons.
  • Internal hardware and software issues which interrupt the working of PST file.
  • PST file exceeding 2GB size limitation in Outlook 2002 and its prior versions.
  • Virus invasion and arbitrary code execution which either thefts or corrupts PST file.
  • Some logical or human errors or accidentally PST file deletion which makes the data stored in the Outlook inaccessible.

If any of the above mentioned issues occurs with your PST file then severe data loss situations can happen. To resolve the issue use Scanpst.exe inbuilt utility which is efficient enough to resolve the PST related issue. If the problem further persists, then use any third party tool to resolve the problem instantly.

Can’t import and Scanpst fails to recognize PST file

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

MS Outlook’s PST file is often moved and copied to external storage media like DVD, CD etc. so that it can be restored later. During this process it is recommended to keep the MS Outlook application close otherwise the PST file might gets corrupted. Scanpst.exe tool is used to repair the damaged PST file but the PST file size should be below 2GB. But there are situations encountered where this tool has failed to repair the corrupted PST file and you need to import the PST file in order to access it.

Let’s consider a realistic scenario where MS Outlook copies the Outlook PST file to the CD and later reinstalled a new hard drive. After that user have replaced the newly created PST file with the one which is copied to the CD. But when user tried to access the PST through MS Outlook the application doesn’t recognize the PST file. When the saved PST is imported it gives an error message that says that the file is not valid personal folder. This behavior from the PST file clearly indicates the PST corruption.

To rectify this issue and repair PST file when Scanpst tool is used it came with an error message which says –

The Inbox Repair Tool does not recognize the file file_path.pst. No information can be recovered ”.

So, now the only way to rectify these issues and to repair PST files any third party PST Repair software needs to be used. The tool will thoroughly scan the entire PST file and look for all the bugs and rectifies it efficiently.