You can use the Inbox Repair tool (canpst.exe) to recover folders and items from a corrupted Personal Folders file (.pst) or Offline Folder file (.ost) in Microsoft Outlook 2010, Outlook 2007, Outlook 2003, and Outlook 2002. Scanpst.exe is installed automatically when you install Microsoft Office or Microsoft Outlook. Scanpst.exe is not available as a download. 

This article describes what the Inbox Repair tool does and how it validates and corrects errors in a .pst or .ost file. 


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