Scanpst.exe

Are you getting any problem with your scanpst.exe?

Is your scanpst.exe program fails to repair your corrupted PST file?

Are you getting any error messages while executing scanpst.exe?

Have you tried any third party repair tool to fix your corrupted PST file?


Microsoft provides inbox repair tool with primary executable file called as scanpst.exe. It is used to repair corrupted .pst file of outlook. PST file can get corrupted due to many reasons which include 2 GB file size limitation, unexpected system shutdown or hard drive failure etc. As outlook used to store contacts and emails and through messages a virus attack can also create corruption problem. With the help of inbox box repair tool and scanpst.exe you can fix some of the problem because scanpst.exe has some limitation and does not repair all corrupted PST file. Inbox repair tool or scanpst.exe helps to repair only header of the PST file which usually corrupts when you upgrade your outlook to new version. It does not repair and delete all the PST files which they don’t understand which sometime results in loss of data.


Scanpst.exe is stored as hidden file in program file. When you want to use inbox repair tool then you must change its hidden property otherwise it will give an error message like unable to locate the component or scanpst.exe is in use by another application. The inbox repair tool works only when the corruption of PST file is not complicated and it has not crossed the 2GB file size limitation. Scanpst.exe fails to repair the corrupted or damaged file if there is such problem or your file is damaged by other third party application. To fix this problem you need to use third party PST repair tool. Outlook PST repair tool provides all the features and repair all type of corrupted .pst file.


Outlook PST repair tool is much same like inbox repair tool but there is no limitation and repair corrupted PST file without taking much time. It helps to recover all those .pst files which are deleted due to oversized PST problem or by mistake. Outlook 2003 PST repair tool has many advance features which includes:

  • It can recover and repair all corrupted PST file
  • It can easily repair the data which is more than 2GB PST file
  • It can repair PST file which is protected by a password
  • Repairs and stores the corrupted .pst file as new .pst file
  • The repair tool supports all version of windows operating system
  • It comes with interactive look and user-friendly interface

If you have problem while repairing your corrupted .pst file with scanpst.exe then you can download third party PST repair tool and repair your entire corrupted file. It recovers your deleted .pst file and if there is any corruption it repairs it at the same time. It provides you detail information about the process and store it as new PST file.