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PST file is Not a Valid PST file

Michael Scofield ~ Modified: March 8th, 2016 ~ ~ 1 Minute Reading

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  • March 8, 2016 at 5:35 am #1482 Score: 0
    Michael Scofield
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    I have an Outlook PST file but I have never been able to open it. I received an error message that says it is not a valid PST file, but it was a backup PST file. I have tried many free utilities yet received the same message. This file is most important for me because it contains many important mails.

    Does anyone know about a method and tool that can repair this file for me?

    March 9, 2016 at 8:32 am #1509 Score: 0
    Eddie Thwan
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    44 pts

    Hi Michael,

    According to me you need to try Inbox Repair tool which is a free utility provided by Microsoft to repair MS Outlook PST file. To get more info about how to use scanpst.exe tool, please navigate to this page; http://www.msoutlookworld.blogspot.com/2016/02/scanpst-exe-to-repair-corrupt-pst-file.html

    I hope it will work for you.

    March 11, 2016 at 12:58 pm #1550 Score: 0
    Michael Scofield
    Moderator
    20 pts

    Hi,

    Thanks for your reply Eddie, but when I use Scanpst.exe then I will face a new error message “the inbox repair tool does not recognize the file, no information can be recovered.” Now please tell me what I can do next to resolve this.

    March 11, 2016 at 1:07 pm #1552 Score: 0
    Kerry Morris
    Moderator
    33 pts

    Hi Michael,

    If Inbox Repair tool does not recognize the file, then I am 100% sure PST file is highly corrupted. In this situation, you need to use a third party Outlook Recovery tool to recover/restore/repair PST file. I hope it will be helpful for you.

    Thanks & Regards
    Kerry Morris

    March 14, 2016 at 6:10 am #1566 Score: 0
    Michael Scofield
    Moderator
    20 pts

    Thanks Kerry Morris for your help.

    It worked for me.

    November 23, 2017 at 6:14 am #5933 Score: 0
    Edwin J Hoffer
    Moderator

    Hello Guys,

    I also faced the same error “PST file is not a valid PST file” then I tried the above utility and got perfect solution. But I have one more doubt one of my friends faced an issue with his Outlook PST data file, that is he can’t open PST file in Outlook due to some oversized PST file issue. Can I suggest above utility to fix his error or is there any other direct utility to fix large sized PST file corruption?

    Thanks

    November 24, 2017 at 9:16 am #5952 Score: 0
    Kerry Morris
    Moderator
    33 pts

    Hi Edwin J Hoffer,

    I would like to share one another solution that is Split PST Software which can directly provide the solution for oversized PST file. The software specially designed to split large PST file outlook 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003 versions, by this way it makes the file healthy and efficient without any data loss and hurdle.

    Thanks & Regards
    Kerry Morris

    November 27, 2017 at 11:49 am #5971 Score: 0
    Edwin J Hoffer
    Moderator

    Hello Kerri Morris,

    Thank you so much for your suggestion.

    Thanks & Regards
    Edwin J Hoffer

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