Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Is Outlook showing errors like "Cannot open your Outlook data file", freezing, crashing, or refusing to start? A corrupted PST file is often the reason.

In this step-by-step tutorial, I'll show you two proven methods to repair a corrupt Outlook PST file.



✅ Method 1: Repair your PST using Microsoft's free Inbox Repair Tool (ScanPST)

✅ Method 2: Recover severely corrupted or oversized PST files using Stellar Repair for Outlook



In this video, you'll learn:

✔ What causes PST file corruption
✔ How to locate ScanPST.exe
✔ How to repair Outlook data files using the free tool
✔ Why ScanPST sometimes fails
✔ How to recover emails, attachments, contacts, calendars, tasks, and notes
✔ How to save the repaired mailbox back to Outlook
✔ Tips to prevent PST corruption in the future



If ScanPST cannot repair your Outlook data file, I'll also demonstrate how Stellar Repair for Outlook can recover mailbox data while preserving the original folder structure.



🔗 Try Stellar Repair for Outlook (Desktop):

stellarinfo.com/outlook-pst-repair.php?


🌐 Stellar Online PST Repair:

repair.stellarinfo.com/outlook

⏱ Chapters

00:00 Introduction
00:30 Why PST Files Become Corrupt
01:00 Repair with ScanPST
02:30 Repair with Stellar Repair for Outlook
04:10 Prevent PST Corruption
04:40 Final Thoughts



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