How to repair Outlook OST file

Microsoft Outlook is a popular email client used over the globe. One can easily configure to Microsoft Exchange server for easy email communication within the organization. Along with the usual need of email communication, Outlook also offers other features to manage contacts, journals, scheduling meeting, setting reminders, calendar items, etc.

One of the advanced features of Microsoft Outlook is that it allows the user to work on offline. It could be possible when the Outlook email client is configured to the Microsoft Exchange server. You can do all your work in offline mode and when you go online all Outlook data is automatically synchronized to the Microsoft Exchange Server. The emails and other data that you have used on offline mode will be stored in the OST file. The OST (offline storage table) file is also stored in the computer and thus it offers security to all your Outlook information.

However, there is a chance to get corrupt OST file when it is synchronizing with the Microsoft Exchange Server. Once the OST file is corrupted, the Outlook cannot open emails and any data from it. You can possibly get the error message and you need to repair Outlook OST file before you use it on Outlook. While working on your Outlook if the sudden breakdown of exchange server or the accidental deletion of emails has been take place, then the OST file may get corrupt. It can also when the OST file has reached its maximum size or the errors during compacting OST file. Any virus attack on your computer or the server may also results in OST file corruption. Thus you may lose access to the Outlook when the OST file is corrupted. When you try to access contents from the corrupted OST file, it will display the error message. But still there is no need to worry since you can repair OST PST file from your Outlook using a third party tool like OST repair software.

There are very less chances of OST file corruption if you follow the precautionary measures. However, since the data is stored in digital form, sometimes it can happen and causes loss of Outlook data. Therefore to overcome from such problems you need to repair damaged OST file using the Outlook repair software. It is a highly rated and industry recommended tool to repair OST file from all versions of Outlook. This software is a read only application; therefore it takes a copy of your damaged OST file and extracts all data from it within few minutes. Even the emails that are deleted from the deleted items folder can also be recovered using this software. All recovered data is stored in a new OST file format and later it can be imported back to your Outlook profile. You will get the recovered data in their original format as it was before the corruption of OST file. Using this software one can easily perform OST file repair on Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010 because it has a user-friendly interface.

One can also check the capability of OST file repair using the trial version of this software. The trial version of the software allows you to scan the corrupted OST file and view the recovered data but save them you need to you need to purchase the license key of the software. You can download trial version of the software freely from the company website.