How to recover deleted PST file?
Microsoft Outlook is used by most of the people to communicate through emails, to keep track of contacts information, to keep calendar events, etc. In Microsoft Outlook, PST (Personal Storage Table) files are used to store various kinds of information. Every versions of Microsoft Outlook including Outlook 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010 stores all of its information in a single file called personal folder file. This file is called as outlook.pst and it resides on system’s hard drive. Microsoft provides a tool called Inbox repair tool, which is used to repair PST files that are damaged due to some reasons. However, sometimes outlook files will get damaged in such a way that file recovery cannot be done using Inbox Repair Tool. When any items are deleted from Outlook, it will move to deleted items folder. When deleted items folder is emptied and if you want those deleted items back, then you must use some good recovery tool to recover deleted PST file. So be careful while deleting any items from outlook.
Sometimes Outlook may get damaged due to some error occurrences and it will cause data inaccessible. If any important data is there in the Outlook and if it becomes inaccessible then it will lead to data loss situation. When Outlook is damaged due to some reason then you must repair the damage using scanpst.exe or third party utility. It is better to backup all-important information regularly. Unfortunately, most of the people will forget to keep backup and when any files are deleted from Outlook then it will lead to data loss situation.
There are many instances, which leads to PST file loss situation. Some of them are listed below:
Accidental deletion of PST files: When any Outlook files are deleted accidentally by pressing shift + delete keys combination or by emptying “Deleted Items” folder then such PST files will get deleted.
Corruption of PST files due to oversize: When PST files exceed size limitation then such PST files will get corrupted. For example in Outlook 2010, if PST files exceed 50GB size limitation then such PST files will get corrupted.
Antivirus scanning leading to PST file deletion: Sometimes while scanning PST files using anti virus software, if some virus infected PST files are found then antivirus software may delete such PST files.
PST file header corruption: When you exit Outlook improperly, then there are chances of occurrences of PST file header corruption. In such cases, you may lose some PST files.
If you have lost very important data from Microsoft Outlook then there is no need to worry regarding recovery of Outlook data. Remo Repair Outlook (PST) software can repair PST files and it can recover deleted or lost Outlook items very easily. Trial version of the software is freely available in the internet that you can download and install in your system to evaluate chances of recovery. The software can repair damaged or corrupted PST files very easily which you cannot repair using Inbox Repair Tool. The software provides user-friendly interface so that any common users who is not having much technical knowledge can also use this software to recover Outlook data.