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Pst Repair - Corrupted PST Quarantined: How to Restore Data?

Among various reasons that can corrupt an Outlook PST file, virus infection is the one that can damage the file severely. When you run antivirus software for such a file, the program may quarantine the file. Consequently, you may find file missing from the original folder and inaccessible to Outlook. Though such files can be restored, but you need to perform Outlook PST Repair in order to salvage the lost data from them.

For example, suppose you install an antivirus software and scan your data files. After this, when you start Outlook, it reports that it could not find the Outlook.pst file. The file is missing from the root Outlook folder too.

Cause

The antivirus software might have quarantined the PST file. An antivirus program quarantines a data file, if it finds the file infected and corrupted due to virus. The file is moved to a safe area and cannot be accessed. You can restore such file at the original location if required.

Solution

The PST file is corrupted due to virus infection. You can restore it safely from a backup, if present and is valid.

However, to restore the lost data from the virus infected PST, you need to first restore it at the original location. For this, you need to consider these steps:

1. You should start the antivirus software and follow the specific steps to restore the quarantined PST.
2. After you restore the file, you need to repair the virus-corrupted PST. For this, you can run Outlook built-in utility- Inbox Repair Tool (Scanpst.exe). It is a hidden file that ships with all Outlook installation. You can locate the tool using Windows Search option and run it by specifying the PST file name and path.

Most of the times, Scanpst.exe tool cannot repair a PST that is infected due to virus. To repair such files, you need a more powerful and reliable solution. There are several third-party PST Repair software available that can repair a damaged Outlook PST file. Incorporating high-end scanning algorithms and interactive design, such Outlook PST Repair utilities serve as infalible solutions for repairing a corrupted PST.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is a robust and simple solution for repairing corrupted PST in all instances of corruption, including virus infection. The PST Repair software supports Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002 and 2000. It is a safe utility with PST-aware algorithms. The tool provides you 3-pane structure to view the messages. Microsoft Outlook Recovery - Microsoft Outlook Recovery Software use high-end scanning mechanisms to carry out extensive scan.

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