Repaired .pst files still can't be read in Outlook 2003

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Can't read .PST in Outlook 2003

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You can recover your/read your old Outlook.pst file but may have to swap between files.

Try this:
First unhide hidden operating system files: go to Windows Explorer/ tools/ View and untick Hide protected operating system files.

Close Outlook

Now go to:
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
and rename the Outlook.pst file to, say Outlook1.pst do not delete it.

Next copy your old Outlook.pst file( the one you want to recover) to the folder
(C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook)

You can now restart Outlook and you should have all your old stuff available but none of the new
IMPORTANT: do not download any mail etc whilst this file is in place or you will get new mixed with old.

If you want to go back to your new stuff just reverse the naming of the Outlook1.pst files.

Don't forget to rehide the protected operatingsystem files

I have done it several times without problem in fact I now keep my .pst file on another partition so that I can link to it every time I change my OS.(often)

 

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This situation is difficult but I solved like conditions with help another tools,which I were finding in the google

 

Moreover I Heard about some tools which is working with big sizes of mails.

 

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PST file structure is universal if you export to PST and whatever software you have can read PST then it should read unless it is corrupt. It is only when you pass the 2gb size with non-unicode (Outlook 2003 pre-SP2 and earlier) PST files that you have issues. If the PST file is not reading then it is corrupt. If scanPST is not fixing it then you will need to use something more advanced to see if the file is even readable. AOR - advanced outlook recovery like someone mentioned earlier is the best for this. It's not cheap but it will recovery things out of OST (exchange offline PST), and PST files.

 

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Rapidly recover, repair and restore damaged or corrupted Personal Storage Files (PST) from
MS Outlook Emails, Contacts, Notes, Tasks, Journals and Folders.....you can find more informations in google

 

has anyone ran chkdsk /f then press Y for Yes to schedule on next reboot.. then restart .. then try recovering the pst .. huge file will likely hit a corrupt sector of hard disk.