Corrupted pst files

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wajoum@gmail.com - 18 Feb 2006 14:31 GMT

Hi,

My outlook 2003 file is corrupted, it says when i try to open it
"unable to open because it's not a personal file folders"

I ran scanpst.exe, it detected an error and said that the file is
repaired. but still i cannot open it.

i downloaded a tool Outlook Recovery, it works but it's a demo version.

Does anyone knows a free tool that allow me to recover my Emails,
Please it's urgent...

WaJo

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Alan - 18 Feb 2006 14:42 GMT

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> WaJo

If it is urgent then surely it is worth paying. It can't be all that urgent
if you'd rather wait.

Sometimes you do have to pay for things, most of these things aren't
shockingly expensive. Pay the guys for their work if they are doing what you
want. Or try a web search and wait for your 'urgent' files.

I use the product from these guys- http://www.ope2000.com/product.htm - but
you have to pay after trying.

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 18 Feb 2006 14:56 GMT

Where did this file come from? If it's on a CD, you'll need to copy it to your hard drive and remove the read-only attribute.

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Brian Tillman - 18 Feb 2006 21:37 GMT

> My outlook 2003 file is corrupted, it says when i try to open it
> "unable to open because it's not a personal file folders"
>
> I ran scanpst.exe, it detected an error and said that the file is
> repaired. but still i cannot open it.

Once Outlook reports a PST as "not a personal folders file", it's
irrecoverable with any freeware tool I know. You're lucky that SCANPST did
not report the same error because it usually will, if Outlook does.

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