HOWTO: Repair PST file

Overview

During PST migration it's most likely that we encounter corrupted pst file.

Solution

Here are some option how to deal with such PST file:

1. Use build in repair functionality of PSTComplete.

Select pst file you wish to repair and on the top ribbon click "Repair PST file"

NOTE: this functionality is supported only from Agent version 1.0.8830.18182 and above.

2. Use of free Microsoft SCANPPST.exe that is build in part of Microsoft Outlook installation.

How to repair personal folder file (.pst) - Outlook | Microsoft Learn

3. Use of the 3rd party repair tools.