Microsoft Outlook Repair Tool

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If Microsoft's ScanPST does not repair the email and contact storage in the PST file, you can use Recovery Toolbox for Outlook to evaluate the possibility of recovery. Step-by-step process for recovering emails from a damaged email storage file using the free demo version of Recovery Toolbox for Outlook:

1. Read, analyze, and display the recovered data directly on the preview page.
2. Then you can save emails and contacts from the damaged PST file to a new PST file.
3. Remove the old damaged PST file from the Microsoft Outlook profile.
4. Add the new recovered PST file to the Microsoft Outlook profile.

After these simple 4 steps, you can continue working, even after poor ScanPST results that may have shocked you.

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For complex cases like this, you need to use the Recovery Toolbox for Outlook utility. The Recovery Toolbox for Outlook utility has an advanced algorithm based on specialized artificial intelligence that thoroughly analyzes and decomposes the data in the PST file.

Recovery Toolbox for Outlook can save all data to a simple unencrypted PST file, even if some of the data was previously encrypted.

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Recovery Toolbox for Outlook reads PST files even if part of the file is compacted and part of the file is not compacted. Recovery Toolbox for Outlook will read the file piece by piece and display all data on the preview page. Then you can save all data to an uncompressed PST file.

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The most likely cause of this error is the beginning of hard drive failure. To fix this problem, you should:

1. Copy the problematic PST file to another drive;
2. Run Recovery Toolbox for Outlook and recover the PST file on the new drive;
3. Replace the hard drive on your computer and transfer your data and Windows;
4. Move the recovered PST file to the restored computer;
5. Open the PST file in Outlook on the restored computer.

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Yes, there is a chance of recovery. The larger the PST file, the better the chances of recovering emails and contacts from the Outlook Personal Data Storage file. Run Recovery Toolbox for Outlook on a separate computer and select the PST file copied from the infected computer for repair. Recovery Toolbox for Outlook will spend a long time analyzing and assembling the data back into a new PST file. The larger the source PST file, the higher the chances of recovery after ransomware. The virus encrypts the beginning and end of the file and changes data blocks in the file. But the artificial intelligence in Recovery Toolbox for Outlook assembles the mosaic of data blocks into emails and contacts and saves everything to a new file. Unfortunately, some data will be completely or partially lost, and the folder structure and nesting may be damaged. The most likely loss will be user settings and data in the PST file, because they are usually stored at the end of the file, and ransomware encrypts that part first.

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Most antivirus programs (McAfee, Windows Defender, and so on) block a file if they detect a virus in it. When you receive an email, possibly spam, with a virus or malicious content, and Outlook tries to save it to a PST file in the Inbox folder, McAfee or Windows Defender may block this file and wait for your action. To avoid this and continue receiving mail, you should:

1. Add the folder with the PST file to the antivirus monitor exclusions list;
2. Add the folder with Windows temporary files to the antivirus monitor exclusions list;
3. Unblock access to the PST file in the antivirus program.

Yes, the email with the virus will be stored in the PST file, but you should not click attachments in such suspicious spam emails and should not click links in emails from unknown sources.

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Recovery Toolbox for Outlook reliably reads and recovers PST files of 100 GB and more. To recover and optimize large Outlook Personal Storage files, you need to:

1. Run Recovery Toolbox for Outlook;
2. Open the settings window in Tools | Options (Tools | Options);
3. Select the Split to volumes option (Split to volumes);
4. Specify the maximum size of the new PST files, for example 10 GB;
5. Select the large PST file on the first page of Recovery Toolbox for Outlook;
6. Specify a new folder for recovering the PST files;
7. Save all new PST files to the specified folder;
8. Open each saved PST file in Outlook (File | Open & Export | Open Outlook Data File).

Each new PST file now has a smaller size and does not cause difficulties in Outlook. Each new PST file is now fully standalone and does not require other PST files nearby. The files are not linked to each other.

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In this situation, it is better not to run repeated repairs on the same PST file in ScanPST. Follow these steps:

1. First, create a copy of the damaged PST file in a separate folder or on another drive.
2. Then open the copy in Recovery Toolbox for Outlook and start recovery mode.
3. The program will analyze the file structure and show the found emails, contacts, calendar, and other items on the preview page.
4. Then save the data to a new PST file.
5. Connect the new PST file in Microsoft Outlook via File | Open & Export | Open Outlook Data File.

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Yes, but first you need to copy the PST file from the network drive to the local disk of the computer. It is not recommended to recover the file directly from a network folder, because repeated connection drops may damage the data again. After copying, run Recovery Toolbox for Outlook, select the local copy of the PST file, wait for the analysis to finish, and save the recovered data to a new PST file. It is better to store the new file on a local disk, not in a network folder.

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First, do not write any new data to this USB drive. Copy the damaged PST file to the computer's internal drive if it is still readable. If copying fails with errors, first check the drive using standard Windows tools or use another computer. After obtaining a copy of the file, open it in Recovery Toolbox for Outlook. The program will try to read available data blocks and assemble emails, contacts, attachments, and calendar items into a new PST file.

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Error 0x80040116 usually indicates an access problem or damage to the Outlook data file. Close Microsoft Outlook and all programs that may be using the PST file. Then make a backup copy of the damaged file. After that, open the copy in Recovery Toolbox for Outlook, select Recovery Mode, and wait for the preview of the found data. If the emails are displayed in the folder tree, save them to a new PST file and connect it instead of the old damaged file.

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Yes, but first you need to stop OneDrive synchronization for this folder or copy the PST file to a regular local folder outside OneDrive. Outlook does not handle simultaneous PST file use and cloud synchronization well. After copying, run Recovery Toolbox for Outlook, select the damaged PST file, and save the recovered data to a new file. It is better not to place the new working PST file back into a synchronized folder.

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Not necessarily. Source PST and OST files often contain old versions of emails, deleted items, service blocks, and junk data that are no longer displayed to the user in Outlook. A new PST file usually contains only useful recovered data. Therefore, the recovered file may be several times smaller than the source file. It is better to check the result not by file size, but by the number of folders, emails, contacts, and calendar items in the preview and in the new PST file. This can be done conveniently on the preview page in Recovery Toolbox for Outlook.

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Yes, if the file is actually a PST or OST file but its header or internal structure is damaged. Copy the file to a safe location and open the copy in Recovery Toolbox for Outlook. Even if Outlook does not recognize the file as a valid storage file, the program can read separate data blocks and find emails, contacts, calendar items, and attachments. After analysis, save the found items to a new PST file.

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You can try the deleted data search mode in Outlook Forensic Toolbox. The fewer new emails received and sent after deletion, the higher the chance of recovery. When Outlook deletes an item, its data may still remain inside the PST file, but it can later be overwritten by new emails. Therefore, close Outlook, make a copy of the PST file, and run Outlook Forensic Toolbox. Found emails can be saved separately or to a new PST file.

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For some saving options, especially creating a new PST file, Microsoft Outlook may be required on the computer. If Outlook is not installed, you can use the online version of the service or try to save the recovered data to separate files such as MSG, EML, TXT. To fully create a new PST file, it is better to perform recovery on a Windows computer with Microsoft Outlook installed.

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You can try opening this PST file in Recovery Toolbox for Outlook, which does not ask for the password. The program supports working with password-protected PST files and can try to read the available data. After recovery, the data can be saved to a new PST file or to separate files.

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Open the new PST file in Outlook and expand it in the left panel. Then go to the Calendar section and enable the display of the calendar from the recovered PST file. It may appear separately from the main calendar of the account. If the calendar is visible as a separate folder, you can view it alongside the main calendar or manually move the required meetings.

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Contacts may be recovered to a separate Contacts folder inside the new PST file, but Outlook does not always automatically connect this folder as an address book. Open the recovered PST file, find the Contacts folder, and check its contents. If contacts are displayed in the folder but are not visible when composing an email, check the contact folder properties and Outlook address book settings.

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Yes. After analyzing the PST/OST file, Recovery Toolbox for Outlook shows a tree of found folders and objects. On the preview page, you can select only the folders or items you need to save. For example, you can save only Inbox, Sent Items, Contacts, or Calendar. This is convenient if the damaged file is very large and you only need specific data.

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You should not delete the old file immediately. First, save the recovered data to a new PST file, open it in Outlook, and check emails, contacts, calendar items, and attachments. Only after checking should you remove the old damaged PST file from the Outlook profile. It is better to keep the file itself for some time as a backup copy on a separate drive.

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This is not recommended. Do not save the result over the original damaged file. It is better to create a separate folder and specify a new name, for example recovered_outlook.pst. This protects the source file from being overwritten. If the recovery result is incomplete, you will still have the original for another attempt.

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Close Outlook and restart the computer. Then open Outlook and check the list of data files in Account Settings | Data Files. Remove old or missing PST file references from the profile if they are no longer needed. After that, add the new recovered PST file. If the old and new files have the same names, rename the recovered file so you do not confuse it with the damaged version.

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Not always. After connecting a new PST file, Outlook and Windows Search need to re-index the emails in the file. This may take time, especially if there are many emails. Check whether the emails are visible manually in the folders. If the emails open but search temporarily does not work, wait until indexing finishes. You can also rebuild the Windows Search index through indexing settings.

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First, you need to stop actively using that disk. If the disk is physically failing, each new read operation may make the situation worse. Try to carefully copy the PST file to another storage device. If the copy succeeds, recover the copy, not the original. If the file cannot be fully copied, you may first need to recover data from the disk, and only then analyze the PST file in Recovery Toolbox for Outlook.

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Yes, if the file can be read or copied. First, copy the PST file to another physical drive. If copying completes successfully, open the copy in Recovery Toolbox for Outlook. If the file copies with errors, first resolve the SSD data recovery problem. Recovery Toolbox for Outlook works with the PST/OST file itself, so it needs an accessible file, even if it is logically damaged.

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Old ANSI PST files had size limits and could become damaged when approaching 2 GB. Make a copy of the file and open it in Recovery Toolbox for Outlook. After analysis, save the data to a new PST file in a modern format if a newer Outlook version is installed on the computer (2007 and later). If an old version of Outlook is used, you can save the data to several smaller PST files.

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Yes. Recovery Toolbox for Outlook can save recovered items not only to a new PST file, but also to separate files. The MSG format is convenient if you need to open individual emails in Microsoft Outlook, send them to another user, or save them as an archive by folders. After previewing, select the required emails and specify saving to MSG.

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Yes. After analyzing the file, the program shows the found folders and object types. You can select only the Contacts folder and save contacts separately. Depending on the task, contacts can be saved to a new PST file or to VCF files. If you then need to import contacts into Outlook, open the new PST file or import the VCF files using standard Outlook tools.

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Duplicates may appear if the source PST/OST file contained old versions of emails, copies in different folders, results of previous imports, or partially deleted objects. First, check whether these are truly identical emails and not different versions of an email thread. Then you can use built-in Outlook features to sort by subject, date, and sender, and delete extra copies manually.

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Yes. If the OST file is available on disk, you can try to convert it to PST without connecting to the old domain or Exchange Server. Run Recovery Toolbox for Outlook, select the OST file, and use conversion mode. After saving the result, open the new PST file in Outlook. This will allow you to access emails, contacts, and calendar items that were saved in the local OST file.

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You can try if the local OST file remains on the computer and can be physically read. Outlook cannot open such an OST file directly because the account is no longer available. But Recovery Toolbox for Outlook can analyze the OST file and save the available data to PST. The sooner you start recovery and the fewer changes made to the file, the better the chance of recovering more data.

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For large or severely damaged PST/OST files, analysis may take a long time. You should not interrupt the process only because it is taking longer than usual. Check disk activity and CPU usage. If the program continues reading the file, it is better to wait for analysis to finish. If the process is truly frozen, make a copy of the source file, restart the computer, and try recovery again, preferably on a faster drive.

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Yes. The demo version is useful for preliminary evaluation of the result. It lets you open a damaged PST/OST file, run analysis, and see which emails, contacts, calendar items, and other objects were found. If the data you need is visible on the preview page, you can decide whether to save the result in the full version. This reduces the risk of purchase before checking a specific file.