Additionally, the Outlook Data File (.PST) may become corrupt.ĥ.
If your PST is larger than this limit, you may experience frequent Outlook freezes and crashes. **Oversized PST**: Microsoft Outlook has a maximum size limit for PST files (50 GB for Outlook 2010-2019, and 20 GB for Outlook 2007). **Malware Attack**: Malware can infect your system and corrupt important files, including Outlook PST files.Ĥ. There is a Microsoft Office application called ScanPST (also called Microsoft Outlook Inbox Repair Tool) which can be used to scan these files for damage. **Power Failure**: If Outlook is synchronizing a PST file and there is a power failure during the process, the PST may get corrupt.ģ. **Bad Sectors on Hard Drive**: If there are bad sectors on your hard drive, the data (including PST data) stored on the device may get corrupted.Ģ.
Outlook PST may get corrupt due to the following reasons:ġ. However, you can repair PST files with **Microsoft Inbox Repair Tool**, also known as ScanPST.exe. If this **Outlook Data File gets corrupted**, you can’t access your mailbox. When Microsoft Outlook is configured with a POP3 email account, all the mailbox items - emails, attachments contacts, calendars, etc., are saved locally in a single PST file. We have also mentioned an advanced **PST repair software** to repair PST files if the Inbox Repair tool fails. We have provided stepwise instructions to resolve PST corruption issues by using Outlook Inbox Repair Tool. In this post, we have explained the causes behind **PST corruption**.
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