If the PST file (Personal Storage Table) is corrupted so that it can not be opened by your Microsoft Outlook, then to repair or repair can be done by using Microsoft Outlook's Scanpst.exe tool.
How to use: Open / double click on Scanpst.exe file, then after scanpst open window do browse to the location where PST file to be repaired, select the PST file, then repair process can be started immediately.
The location of this scanpst.exe file differs in each version of Ms Office / MS Outlook, here is the list:
(Local drive location may vary with your computer, depending on installation time where, generally in C, adjust to location on your computer)
How to use: Open / double click on Scanpst.exe file, then after scanpst open window do browse to the location where PST file to be repaired, select the PST file, then repair process can be started immediately.
The location of this scanpst.exe file differs in each version of Ms Office / MS Outlook, here is the list:
(Local drive location may vary with your computer, depending on installation time where, generally in C, adjust to location on your computer)
Outlook version | File Location |
---|---|
Outlook 2013 | |
Windows 32 bit | C: \ Program Files \ Microsoft Office \ Office15 |
Windows 64 bit | C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Microsoft Office \ Office15 |
Outlook 64 bit | C: \ Program Files \ Microsoft Office \ Office15 |
C: \ Program Files \ Microsoft Office 15 \ root \ office15 | |
Outlook 2010 | |
Windows 32 bit | C: \ Program Files \ Microsoft Office \ Office14 |
Windows 64 bit | C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Microsoft Office \ Office14 |
Outlook 64 bit | C: \ Program Files \ Microsoft Office \ Office14 |
Outlook 2007 | |
Windows 32 bit | C: \ Program Files \ Microsoft Office \ Office12 |
Windows 64 bit | C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Microsoft Office \ Office12 |
Outlook 2003 | |
Windows 32 bit | C: \ Program Files \ Common Files \ System \ MSMAPI \ |
Windows 64 bit | C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Common Files \ System \ MSMAPI \ |
Outlook 2002 / XP | |
C: \ Program Files \ Common Files \ System \ MAPI \ | |
Outlook 2000 | |
C: \ Program Files \ Common Files \ System \ MAPI \ | |
Outlook97 / 98 | |
C: \ Program Files \ Common Files \ Windows Messaging \ scanpst.exe |