Fix corrupt Outlook PST file with ScanPST

MS Outlook offers a very effective and reliable application, which is well known as Inbox Repair Tool or ScanPST.exe. With the help of this free application, one can fix Outlook PST errors. You can find out this tool on your Outlook program.

Where to get the Inbox Repair Tool?

I would like to inform you about the location of ScanPST.exe tool for different MS Office Outlook versions.

For Outlook 97 / Outlook 98

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Windows Messaging\scanpst.exe

For Outlook 2000  

C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MAPI\<locale ID>\NT\scanpst.exe

For Outlook 2002/XP  

C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MAPI\<locale ID>\scanpst.exe

For Outlook 2003-32 Bit Windows  

C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\<locale ID>

For Outlook 2003-64 Bit Windows

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\<locale ID>

For Outlook 2007-32 Bit Windows    

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12

For Outlook 2007-64 Bit Windows  

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12

For Outlook 2013-32 Bit Windows   

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15

For Outlook 2013-64 Bit Windows   

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15

ForOutlook 2016-32 Bit Windows

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16

For Outlook 2016-64 Bit Windows    

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16

You should try to Run ScanPST.exe tool to fix Outlook PST errors.

How to Use ScanPST.exe?

You can do it in following steps.

1) You should close “Microsoft Outlook”.

2) Now Click on (C 🙂 Drive >> Click on “Program Files” >> “Microsoft Office” >> “Office14” >> Go to “SCANPST”.

3)Now Click on “SCANPST”.

4) Now click on “Browse” button to select the Outlook PST File and then clickon “Start” button
(You can find PST in this location C:\Users\admin\Documents\Outlook Files)

5) Now you can get a pop windows with PST filewith  folders and items. Click on “Make backup of scanned file before repairing”.Now click on “Repair” button to repair the corrupt PST file.

6) Now scanpst.exe utility will show a “Repair complete” message. Click on “OK” button.