Trying to recover PST file

Mac · External Since: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 1

Hi,

I recovered 2 PST files which had been deleted from the hard-drive(but
not over-written). One file was 57 Mb & the other was 32 Mb. After
running Scanpst & repairing, I was able to open the smaller file
successfully & retrieve its messages.

When I tried the larger file, Scanpst advised that "Folders found in
this file=2" & "Items found in this file=0". I went ahead & repaired
anyway but after opening the file in Outlook 2000, I now only have the
following two empty folders: Recovered Personal Folders & Deleted
Items. Looking at the log there are lots of mismatches - CRC, Sig,
PType & Bid plus other error messages.

Is there any other course of action to try to salvage something from
this PST file or should I just consider it a goner?

Thanks for any replies.
Mac

Sue Mosher [MVP] · External Since: Nov 12, 2003 Posts: 1675

Try running Scandisk or another disk repair utility, then Scanpst on the original file again. Repeat the sequence 3-4 times. If that fails, there are file recovery services/utilities. See <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.slipstick.com/problems/scanpst.htm" target="_blank">http://www.slipstick.com/problems/scanpst.htm</a>
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"Mac" <mac.TakeThisOut@large.here> wrote in message news:mrbmnv4dliemuakujue0n45h1hdhaii8he@4ax.com...
> Hi,
>
> I recovered 2 PST files which had been deleted from the hard-drive(but
> not over-written). One file was 57 Mb & the other was 32 Mb. After
> running Scanpst & repairing, I was able to open the smaller file
> successfully & retrieve its messages.
>
> When I tried the larger file, Scanpst advised that "Folders found in
> this file=2" & "Items found in this file=0". I went ahead & repaired
> anyway but after opening the file in Outlook 2000, I now only have the
> following two empty folders: Recovered Personal Folders & Deleted
> Items. Looking at the log there are lots of mismatches - CRC, Sig,
> PType & Bid plus other error messages.
>
> Is there any other course of action to try to salvage something from
> this PST file or should I just consider it a goner?
>
> Thanks for any replies.
> Mac
>
>

DataNumen · Joined: Nov 20, 2006 Posts: 6

Hi Mac,

You can try our product Advanced Outlook Repair to repair your PST file. It is a powerful tool to recover messages and other objects from corrupt or damaged Microsoft Outlook PST files. It can also split the output PST file into several small ones if the original PST file is oversized.

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Levin · Joined: Jan 15, 2008 Posts: 5

The .pst file which you have recovered might be corrupt. Don’t jump into a conclusion that the emails are gone without testing the .pst files further. You can very well get back the email messages inside the .pst file by repairing the .pst file using a right tool.

You can use PST Repair Software to repair such corrupted .pst files.

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Levin
PST Repair

Fahey · Joined: Jan 14, 2009 Posts: 1

Does anyone know of a free PST recovery tool? Rather not pay $70+ for one.

recover pst file

kotarzi · Joined: Feb 17, 2009 Posts: 2