Repair Microsoft Outlook: The Complete Guide Repairing MS outlook may be a must if you want to fix common issues like crashes, emails going missing or corrupt files. In this article, I will try to explain all the possible techniques to perform a successful repair of Outlook.
What Other Thing The Inbox Repair Tool (ScanPST. exe)
Step-by-Step Instructions:
Quit Outlook: Make sure you quit this programme without any open windows.
Locate ScanPST.Outlook Repair (ad) exe ( This particular tool is usually located in the Microsoft Office installation directory. You can do so by pressing Windows + R then type %programfiles%Microsoft Office to navigate the folder, e.g. Office16 for Outlook 2016
Run ScanPST. exe: Open the application by double-clicking it.
Choose Your PST File: Press “Browse” to navigate into the directory where your corrupted PST file located which normally will be in %localappdata%\Microsoft\Outlook.
Begin Scan: Press to commence scanning for issues.
Fix File: If some error is detected, click on “Repair” and repair the errors as requested. Once you enter the rule name, just click on OK to create a backup of your PST file as shown below.
It might be able to recover your PST even up minor corruptions are present and directly comes with Microsoft Outlook itself123.
2. Instant Fix through Apps and Features
Quick Repair Process:
Get the List of Apps and Features: Simply right-click on the Windows icon then click “Apps & features”.
Change Microsoft Office: locate Microsoft Office from the menu, hit click on it and press change.
Pick Quick Repair: Highlight “Quick Repair” then hit the button “Repair”. You must be needing to restart your computer after that.
This choice corrects the entire Office suite (classic) and this signifies that issues which are not limited to Outlook but spread over all / some or no other workplace programs can be solved56.
3. Comprehensive Fix Online Repair
If Quick Repair doesn’t fix your issues then you can try using the Online Repari option:
Follow the same steps as you did above to get to Modify.
Now choose “Online Repair” instead of Quick repair. This method takes a little more time but it can rectify even additional radical troubles.
Repare Online will download new files from microsoft servers so any corrupted file is replaced56.
Conclusion
There will definitely be a solution to repair Microsoft Outlook if you use it in the correct way. Whether you choose to use the built-in Inbox Repair Tool or complete a Quick repair or Online repair via Windows settings, these solutions can (in many cases) retrieve functionality and rectify glitches.
To ensure that you do not suffer such data loss in the future, remember to back up your PST files regularly and update them when new versions of software are available.