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July 31st, 2009, 01:46 AM
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After Using ScanPSt.Exe To Fix Corrupt PST Data FIle
After using scanpst.exe to fix my corrupted PST data file; my Contact's
folder seems to have all contacts but there are no titles associated with their information modules. Also seems that my "INBOX" & "SENT" folders were reduced in size as a result.. Most importantly, need to somehow fix my Contacts Titles to reflect what is in their containment modules. Thank You In Advance For Any Direction …. Jim B 
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July 31st, 2009, 02:15 PM
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After Using ScanPSt.Exe To Fix Corrupt PST Data FIle
"JimB" wrote in message
... After using scanpst.exe to fix my corrupted PST data file; my Contact's folder seems to have all contacts but there are no titles associated with their information modules. Also seems that my "INBOX" & "SENT" folders were reduced in size as a result.. Most importantly, need to somehow fix my Contacts Titles to reflect what is in their containment modules. Thank You In Advance For Any Direction …. Jim B You'll have to explain what you mean by "containment modules". -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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July 31st, 2009, 07:57 PM
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After Using ScanPSt.Exe To Fix Corrupt PST Data FIle
Sorry Did not know how to explain but in OL when you click on contacts it
opens a windows with all your saved contacts. In my particualr situation I have approx 1K saved, but since my scanpst process non of the names are showing though I have all my contacts, I would have to do a search to find a particular one & then hopefully click open to obtain all info. It seems to also have reduced the sizes of my inbox & sent folders......Jim B "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: "JimB" wrote in message ... After using scanpst.exe to fix my corrupted PST data file; my Contact's folder seems to have all contacts but there are no titles associated with their information modules. Also seems that my "INBOX" & "SENT" folders were reduced in size as a result.. Most importantly, need to somehow fix my Contacts Titles to reflect what is in their containment modules. Thank You In Advance For Any Direction …. Jim B You'll have to explain what you mean by "containment modules". -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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July 31st, 2009, 08:47 PM
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After Using ScanPSt.Exe To Fix Corrupt PST Data FIle
"JimB" wrote in message
... Sorry Did not know how to explain but in OL when you click on contacts it opens a windows with all your saved contacts. That's your Contacts folder. In my particualr situation I have approx 1K saved, but since my scanpst process non of the names are showing though I have all my contacts, I would have to do a search to find a particular one & then hopefully click open to obtain all info. It seems to also have reduced the sizes of my inbox & sent folders......Jim B It sounds like scanpst did its best to repair what it could. You'll have to recover the rest from your most recent backup. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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July 31st, 2009, 09:02 PM
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After Using ScanPSt.Exe To Fix Corrupt PST Data FIle
Yes That is what I thought & already have imported the last backup. Got back
most up to the last 10 emails from two days ago. Believe there may have been a courrpt email that couse this? Are there any other programs that help to keep PST files vaild on a regular bases? "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: "JimB" wrote in message ... Sorry Did not know how to explain but in OL when you click on contacts it opens a windows with all your saved contacts. That's your Contacts folder. In my particualr situation I have approx 1K saved, but since my scanpst process non of the names are showing though I have all my contacts, I would have to do a search to find a particular one & then hopefully click open to obtain all info. It seems to also have reduced the sizes of my inbox & sent folders......Jim B It sounds like scanpst did its best to repair what it could. You'll have to recover the rest from your most recent backup. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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August 2nd, 2009, 11:20 AM
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After Using ScanPSt.Exe To Fix Corrupt PST Data FIle
Your best bet is to create a new .pst file in the unicode format.
File-new-outlook data file. Copy your items from the old one (most likely ansi format) to the new one and make the new one your default .pst file. Note - create the new .pst file in My Documents (in Vista Users-Username-Documents) to ensure it is included by default in your backups which you DO make weekly, right? -- Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. ALWAYS post your Outlook version. How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 After furious head scratching, JimB asked: | Yes That is what I thought & already have imported the last backup. | Got back most up to the last 10 emails from two days ago. Believe | there may have been a courrpt email that couse this? Are there any | other programs that help to keep PST files vaild on a regular bases? | | "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: | || "JimB" wrote in message || ... || ||| Sorry Did not know how to explain but in OL when you click on ||| contacts it opens a windows with all your saved contacts. || || That's your Contacts folder. || ||| In my particualr situation I ||| have approx 1K saved, but since my scanpst process non of the names ||| are showing though I have all my contacts, I would have to do a ||| search to find a particular one & then hopefully click open to ||| obtain all info. It seems to also have reduced the sizes of my ||| inbox & sent folders......Jim B || || It sounds like scanpst did its best to repair what it could. You'll || have to recover the rest from your most recent backup. || -- || Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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#7
August 3rd, 2009, 01:55 PM
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After Using ScanPSt.Exe To Fix Corrupt PST Data FIle
"JimB" wrote in message
... Yes That is what I thought & already have imported the last backup. Importing is rarely the correct way to restore data. See this for a better method: http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm Got back most up to the last 10 emails from two days ago. Believe there may have been a courrpt email that couse this? Are there any other programs that help to keep PST files vaild on a regular bases? Usually, when a message is corrupt, Outlook won't even download it from the server, blocking it and all subsequent messages. If Outlook received the message, then it wasn't corrupt at the time of reception and something happened to the PST after that point. It's really quite rare for a PST to begin to exhibit errors, except when it is an old ANSI format PST and it has exceeded the size limit. I don't think it's really necessary to use SCANPST periodically to ensure your PST stays healthy. SOme of the commercially-available PST scanners can do a better job than SCANPST, but they all cost money. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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#8
August 4th, 2009, 03:08 PM
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After Using ScanPSt.Exe To Fix Corrupt PST Data FIle
Sorry I was late in replying.. I wil follow up with your suggestions & get
back to confirm... As I still think I do have somehting that is corrupt within my pst file....Jim B "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: "JimB" wrote in message ... Yes That is what I thought & already have imported the last backup. Importing is rarely the correct way to restore data. See this for a better method: http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm Got back most up to the last 10 emails from two days ago. Believe there may have been a courrpt email that couse this? Are there any other programs that help to keep PST files vaild on a regular bases? Usually, when a message is corrupt, Outlook won't even download it from the server, blocking it and all subsequent messages. If Outlook received the message, then it wasn't corrupt at the time of reception and something happened to the PST after that point. It's really quite rare for a PST to begin to exhibit errors, except when it is an old ANSI format PST and it has exceeded the size limit. I don't think it's really necessary to use SCANPST periodically to ensure your PST stays healthy. SOme of the commercially-available PST scanners can do a better job than SCANPST, but they all cost money. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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#9
August 5th, 2009, 05:30 PM
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After Using ScanPSt.Exe To Fix Corrupt PST Data FIle
Hi Milly, Created new unicode pst file as instructed & cannot seem to get my
address book when I click on address book under tool's menu, Had renamed my new pst file to -- "AgdeBackupUniCode.pst: --. Was able to set it up as data file for OL (4.5GB & growing) but do not have my address book..? Please help further if you would… Thank You & yesI do back up all data daily with a program called "Super Flexible File Synchronizer" It is a much more robust version of Briefcase w-many more features built in! JJB "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: Your best bet is to create a new .pst file in the unicode format. File-new-outlook data file. Copy your items from the old one (most likely ansi format) to the new one and make the new one your default .pst file. Note - create the new .pst file in My Documents (in Vista Users-Username-Documents) to ensure it is included by default in your backups which you DO make weekly, right? -- Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. ALWAYS post your Outlook version. How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 After furious head scratching, JimB asked: | Yes That is what I thought & already have imported the last backup. | Got back most up to the last 10 emails from two days ago. Believe | there may have been a courrpt email that couse this? Are there any | other programs that help to keep PST files vaild on a regular bases? | | "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: | || "JimB" wrote in message || ... || ||| Sorry Did not know how to explain but in OL when you click on ||| contacts it opens a windows with all your saved contacts. || || That's your Contacts folder. || ||| In my particualr situation I ||| have approx 1K saved, but since my scanpst process non of the names ||| are showing though I have all my contacts, I would have to do a ||| search to find a particular one & then hopefully click open to ||| obtain all info. It seems to also have reduced the sizes of my ||| inbox & sent folders......Jim B || || It sounds like scanpst did its best to repair what it could. You'll || have to recover the rest from your most recent backup. || -- || Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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#10
August 5th, 2009, 07:41 PM
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After Using ScanPSt.Exe To Fix Corrupt PST Data FIle
"JimB" wrote in message
... Created new unicode pst file as instructed & cannot seem to get my address book when I click on address book under tool's menu, Had renamed my new pst file to -- "AgdeBackupUniCode.pst: --. Was able to set it up as data file for OL (4.5GB & growing) but do not have my address book..? Please help further if you would… Thank You You may have done something wrong, then. Adding a new PST should pick up your contacts for the address book view automatically. Right-click your Contacts flder, choose Properties, select the Outlook Address Book tab, and check the box labeled "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book". Click OK. Stop and restart Outlook. & yesI do back up all data daily with a program called "Super Flexible File Synchronizer" It is a much more robust version of Briefcase w-many more features built in! This is not necessarily a backup. If this program does nothing more than make a copy of the PST while Outlook is closed, then I'd say you're OK. Anything else is risky. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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