Corrupt the PST file and recover deleted Outlook email

All of us many at times are in a situation, when we accidently, by mistake, delete our very important emails. Just a single click and our very important emails are lost. The question arises what to do in such a situation? How to get the emails back?

Don’t worry, as the emails that you have accidently deleted are still available on the PST. So you still have a chance to get them back.

The trick is that you can corrupt and then repair the PST files which in turn would restore your deleted emails. But before starting the process, create a backup of the PST file first.

To recover the deleted emails, follow these steps:

1.Open the PST file in a hex editor.

2.With the help of spacebar, delete positions 7 to 13. Since you are using hexadecimal numbering, this clears 13 characters in the following positions:

00007
00008
00009
0000a
0000b
0000c
0000d


While clearing a position, the hex editor displays the code “20”.

3.After clearing the positions, save the PST file.

The PST file is now corrupt

4.Execute the Outlook Repair Tool (Inbox Repair Tool), Scanpst.exe.

You can locate the Scanpst.exe file in the following locations.

• On Win2K and WinNT systems, the exe is located at

C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\NT.

• In Office 2000 CD-ROM you can find the exe at:

Drive:\Pfiles\Common\System\Mapi\1033\NT.

• In WinXP, the file is located at

C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033.

The Inbox Repair Tool creates a backup and then repairs the PST

5.Open the new PST in outlook.

The Deleted Items folder now contains all the messages removed by you.

So far, the Outlook Repair Tool remains a good option for restoring permanently deleted emails. However, in case your PST file gets highly damaged or corrupt, you can use the Outlook Repair Tool which is specifically designed to repair the PST files and get important information from the damaged or corrupt PST file.