How To Repair Your Outlook Personal Folder File

Contributed by shamanstears September 19, 2006  
Tagged: Microsoft Outlook

If your Personal Folders data file (.pst) becomes corrupted, you can often repair it by using the Inbox Repair Tool.

1. Close Outlook

2. Select Start - Run and enter the following into the Run dialog box (including quotation marks):

“C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033\SCANPST.exe”

3. Enter the path and name of your Personal Folders data file. The default location is:

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pst

4. Click Start to begin the repair.