Yep, that is possible if the file is beyond repair for scanpst. You can try
the following tool as well
http://officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm
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"Emrock Wagner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have been trying to open a co-workers 212mg PST file as it is not coming
> up with any messages at all. The only folders that appear to be there are
> totally empty (root folder with deleted items and tasks underneath).
> I have ran SCANPST againsted this file and it did find errors and see 7
> folders. I still can't get into this PST at all. With the following log
> below from the SCANPST can anyone guide me towards a fix?
>
> Microsoft (R) Inbox Repair Tool
> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1995-1996. All rights reserved.
>
> **Beginning NDB recovery
>
> **Attempting to open database
>
> **Attempting to validate header
>
> **Attempting to validate AMap
>
> **Attempting to validate BBT
>
> **Attempting to validate NBT
>
> **Attempting to validate BBT refcounts
>
> **Attempting to validate header NID high-water marks
>
> **Beginning PST/OST recovery
>
> **Attempting to recover all top-level objects
>
> !!TC (nid=60E) missing required column (10970003)
>
> **Attempting to walk all folders
>
> !!TC (nid=12E) missing required column (10970003)
>
> !!Hierarchy Table for 122, row doesn't match sub-object:
> irow = 2, RowID = 2223
>
> !!TC (nid=806E) missing required column (10970003)
>
> !!TC (nid=80CE) missing required column (10970003)
>
> !!TC (nid=80EE) missing required column (10970003)
>
> **Attempting to locate any orphaned folders/messages
>
> **Attempting to check top-level objects for consistency
>
> ??Deleting SDO
>
> **Updating folder hierarchy
>
> **Attempting to fix original file
>
> **Attempting to copy back BBT
>
> **Attempting to copy back NBT
>
>