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Mac - 01 Oct 2003 20:48 GMT

Hi,

I recovered 2 PST files which had been deleted from the hard-drive(but
not over-written). One file was 57 Mb & the other was 32 Mb. After
running Scanpst & repairing, I was able to open the smaller file
successfully & retrieve its messages.

When I tried the larger file, Scanpst advised that "Folders found in
this file=2" & "Items found in this file=0". I went ahead & repaired
anyway but after opening the file in Outlook 2000, I now only have the
following two empty folders: Recovered Personal Folders & Deleted
Items. Looking at the log there are lots of mismatches - CRC, Sig,
PType & Bid plus other error messages.

Is there any other course of action to try to salvage something from
this PST file or should I just consider it a goner?

Thanks for any replies.
Mac

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Sue Mosher [MVP] - 02 Oct 2003 03:33 GMT

Try running Scandisk or another disk repair utility, then Scanpst on the original file again. Repeat the sequence 3-4 times. If that fails, there are file recovery services/utilities. See http://www.slipstick.com/problems/scanpst.htm

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