How to Repair Corrupt OST File with Scanost.exe Technique?
OST is an offline file of Outlook. It stores all Outlook data within it. But Outlook sometimes creates a problem and there may be an issue with your OST file. If you are unable to open your OST file in Outlook or get some error messages from Outlook. It means your OST file is being corrupt.
OST file can be corrupted and It may have several reasons behind it. Let us discuss these issues and solve them.
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OST corruption issues
OST corruption issues can be divided into two categories – Hardware and Software
Hardware reasons
- Data storage issue – If your hard drive contains some bad factors, where your OST is stored. It may corrupt your OST file.
- Network connection issues – If any of the connected network devices stops during the sync process, your OST file may corrupt at that time.
- Power failure – A sudden power failure during synchronization process leads to OST corruption.
Software reasons
- Synchronization errors – The synchronization between offline folders and server may lead to many errors and failed to open your OST file.
- The sudden termination of Outlook – If your Outlook stops suddenly, it may damage your OST file.
- Malicious and other viruses – Many types of viruses may corrupt your OST file and make them inaccessible.
There are many solutions to repair your OST file and one of them is Scanost.exe which is discussed here for you.
- Close your Outlook client
- Go to C:\Program Files (x86) \Microsoft Office\Office16
- You will find your SCANOST.exe and open it
- It will ask you to find the file whom you want to scan
- Click on Repair
- When the repair is complete, start Outlook with the repaired Outlook data file
Limitations of the manual method
- It is a time-consuming process which takes a lotof time to repair your OST file.
- The method can’t be applied by non-technical users because they are unable to understand it.
GainTools OST RepairTool
If you find the method not suitable for you or you are unable to recover your OST file using the manual method. No need to worry as we have introduced a fast, reliable and comfortable for you in the form of GainTools OST Repair Tool. It will work perfectly for you whatever the reason of corruption may be.
Why choose GainTools OST RepairTool?
- Simple and reliable solution
- Work smoothly with all size OST files
- Repair damaged OST file
- Fix OST errors
- Freely testing facility to the tool before you shop it
- Manual filtration facility to recover desired OST file
- Preview each item before final recovery
Conclusion
You are free to choose any of the methods as per your needs and preferences but it is always advised by the professionals to go for the third-party application in case of large size file.
