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Rhondda Valleys

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Posted June 26, 2013 at 8:15AM

I'm running MS Outlook 2007 on windows 7.

My problem is that my pst file is showing as being corrupted. I have run scanpst a couple of times and even though it reports as being repair I am still unable to open Outlook.

Any advice would be gratefully received.

compumac

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Posted June 26, 2013 at 8:38AM

Do you have any backups of outlook.pst?

Rhondda Valleys

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Posted June 26, 2013 at 8:48AM

Yes I do. However, the main problem is thast the corrupted file is stopping outlook starting.

Woolwell

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Posted June 26, 2013 at 10:45AM

Does Outlook open at all or does it just report a corrupt file?

2 things to try:

Reboot your computer.
Start Outlook in safe mode See MS Support

Woolwell

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Posted June 26, 2013 at 10:46AM

Just re-read your posting, you don't have to open Outlook to replace the pst file.

wee eddie

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Posted June 26, 2013 at 10:54AM

When replacing a .pst file. Make a Copy of the File you are going to use and use the Copy. Then, if anything goes wrong you still have the original file.

I am no expert ~ so wait until someone tells us whether this is right or not.

Delete the corrupted .pst file and then import the new .pst file

Woolwell

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Posted June 26, 2013 at 11:38AM

The pst file should be in something like C:\Users\Name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook

You should be able to just replace it without importing it by opening Outlook. Keep a copy of both files before replacing to be on the safe side.

johnmic

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Posted June 27, 2013 at 8:10AM

If these emails is very important for you then there is no option to use third party software to repair outlook pst file. Many many companies offer outlook pst recovery software. Some of well known companies are

RecoveryFix for Outlook PST Repair

Kernel or Outlook PST Recovery

Stellar info

systool

Woolwell

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Posted June 27, 2013 at 10:16AM

johnmic - If you have a back up copy of your pst file and that is ok then there should be no need to pay to fix it.

Woolwell

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Posted June 28, 2013 at 11:02AM

Why does pst failures bring out the spammers? Another one has just arrived.

rdave13

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Posted September 15, 2013 at 6:02PM

lotvic , FE's away... lol

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