الأحد، 8 مايو 2011

Recovering PST data post header corruption

A personal folder file (PST), like any other file comprises of a header that contains critical entries. The header is built up of hexadecimal bytes and is accessed at the time of opening a file. Corruption in file header can occur due to various reasons that results into inaccessibility of the data (contacts, calendar entries, emails, etc.) saved in the PST file. Few common reasons of PST file header corruption are improper/incomplete version upgrade, operating system malfunction, application malfunction and malicious software. In such cases if the MS Outlook has created a backup of the PST file, then s/he is safe. Else s/he needs to repair the PST file by using the inbuilt repair utility of MS Outlook – Inbox Repair Tool. But this utility has few limitations which stop it from repairing all kinds of corrupted PST files. For such cases, a user needs to opt for advanced PST Repair software.
Few common error messages that pop up after a PST header gets corrupted are listed below:
  • Unable to display the folder,[path]Outlook.pst could not be accessed, access denied.
  • outlook.pst is not a personal folders file
Once the above error messages appear, the data saved in the PST file gets inaccessible.
Ways to prevent PST corruption:
To prevent your PST file header from being corrupted, the user needs to follow below tips:
  • Never close MS Outlook while it is performing any read/write operation.
  • Always have an anti-virus installed in your system.
  • Never try to make change in PST file header by using any third-party tool.
Resolution:
While the above tips help in preventing header damage, but if it is already done then the user needs to follow the below tips:
  1. Use Inbox Repair Tool to repair the file
  2. If that fails, then restore from the backup
  3. If that also fails, then use PST Recovery software
PST Recovery Software Information:
A PST recovery tool is an application to repair any logically damaged PST file in just three simple steps. The tool is easy to understand and recovers almost all PST components like, email messages, attachments, contacts, appointments, recipients list, calendar, distribution lists, notes, meeting requests, tasks, journals, etc.  Such PST recovery tools can be downloaded on almost all Windows versions, like Windows 7, Vista, XP, and 2000.
Applied For:
  • MS Outlook 2010
  • MS Outlook 2007
  • MS Outlook 2003
  • MS Outlook 2002
  • MS Outlook 2000

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