Inbox repair tool cannot find PST file to fix – How to resolve the issue?

When it comes to PST file corruption & instances associated, the first aid one is most likely to seek for is the inbox repair tool, scanpst.exe as outlook recommends. Among the most commonly observed issue is that of outlook's inability to get loaded for access or open PST being unable to recognize the same. Those are the situations outlook will intimate its users with the problems existing by displaying fatal unknown error messages which may be difficult to be understood by common users. Still, as reported by outlook inbox repair tool is used.

 

However, one thing you must have known or likely to be known with post use of scanpst is that, using the tool definitely is not the fix of all problems outlook encounters. This is on account of tools limited capabilities for PST fix. To being with the repair process it is first of all suggested to have the inbox tool located from the its default location as per the outlook version. Next phase is that of locating the file to be scanned & repaired, which fix tool will prompt for soon after executed.

 

By default the PST file location for outlook 2007 used on Windows XP system is –

C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\

 

Whereas in case of Outlook 2010 used on XP system, PST could be located from -

C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\My Documents\Outlook Files\

 

Likewise the PST location varies & you need to check this out, or determine the same with the help of mail applet in Control Panel from Data files option. For users with multiple profile, show profile & then select data file option is to be chosen.

 

However, at time the work of repair tool PST, it stopped right at the moment since inbox repair tool cannot find PST. Usually cannot find PST file issue is reported when the file is unavailable at the specified destination, however there are case as such in which regardless of the correct file chosen inbox repair tool cannot find PST. This is an alarming issue & though not ensured the prominent cause may be acute damage in outlook data file, due to which its attribute are lost.

 

Here in a situation as such use of repair tool PST seems necessary as the inbox tool fails short of repair. Particularly since the advanced repair tool along with repairing file specified, do include the option to search for PST file from the given system location. In this process any file deleted or lost from the system could also be found, repaired & restored similar to the case of repairing corrupt personal folder file.

 

Now, you have the easy way out to tackle inbox repair tool issues observed while resolving major damages in the file with use of PST repair software.