subject: Fix Broken Pst File [print this page] Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager which helps you to manage emails , contacts , calendar items , meeting schedules , RSS feed , etc. In order to maintain all the attributes along with emails , Outlook stores the data in a single database file with an extension .pst. The size of the PST file is up to 50 GB in Microsoft Office Outlook 2010. It can work with Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft SharePoint Server for multiple users in an organization. In Microsoft Outlook, a PST file is a personal folder file where PST stands for personal storage table. The PST file uses a fixed-block-based allocation scheme, the file is enlarged by a fixed number of bytes and the file internally maintains information about the allocated and non-allocated blocks.
When a PST file gets corrupted , it results in a huge loss of Outlook emails and other data. The emails will be broken and sometimes, it is not possible to access those damaged emails. Sometimes, you are unable to open MS Outlook on your computer and are encountered with some errors while trying to open it , then it means that PST file is damaged. This may be due to broken PST file. If this happens , it is advisable to fix broken PST file by scanning your PST using scanpst.exe , a default inbox repair tool that diagnoses the errors and also repairs them. But , this tool has some limitations like it cannot repair PST file in case of severe corruption to PST file. Also , it cannot recover other deleted Outlook attributes when they get deleted from the MS Outlook. Hence , it is always advisable to use Outlook fix software , which is used to fix PST on Outlook 2010.
There are many reasons , which results in broken PST file :
Due to the file system disaster , some parts of the original PST file are lost permanently or overwritten by the garbage data.
A PST file gets corrupted due to interruption during compact operations
A PST file used extensively over the networks
Power failure: if a power failure occurs at the time of accessing the PST file , that may lead to PST file corruption.
A PST file gets corrupted due to exceeding file size limit, say 2GB in Outlook 2000.
Improper termination of Outlook also result in damage to PST file.
Due to virus attack or other malicious software: many viruses damage the PST files or make them inaccessible. It is highly recommended to install quality anti-virus software.
Even after taking the necessary precautions, if you are facing the problem of broken PST file , you can use Outlook fix software that not only recover PST file, but also capable of recovering all your Microsoft Outlook data with utmost ease. It works on Windows 7 / XP / Vista and on Windows Server 2003 and 2008. It can recover the deleted emails that gets corrupted when the size of Outlook 2000 PST file exceeds the 2 GB file size limit or due to malware.
