inbox repair tool problems

[Graphmaster]

My Outlook 2002 stopped working today. Gave me an error that the pst file
was ruined. So, I ran the Inbox Repair Tool.

Outlook loads, but now the original inbox is listed under a folder Lost and
Found as Recovered Folder 8082. I cannot move it to the Personal Folders as
it says it cannot move the Inbox. So, I tried creating a new Inbox, but the
program still recognizes the recovered folder as the inbox.

The worst part is that I cannot delete many of the old emails. I have
emails from way back in June that I deleted in September. Basically
anything from June - Sept 09 that I deleted showed up and now won't let me
delete it. I tried running the Inbox Repair Tool again, but still, the old
stuff shows up.

Is there any way to fix this? If not, can I back up only certain emails and
my account settings and then start with a new pst file?

Thanks!
Juliana

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

My Outlook 2002 stopped working today. Gave me an error that the pst file
was ruined. So, I ran the Inbox Repair Tool.

Outlook loads, but now the original inbox is listed under a folder Lost and
Found as Recovered Folder 8082. I cannot move it to the Personal Folders as
it says it cannot move the Inbox. So, I tried creating a new Inbox, but the
program still recognizes the recovered folder as the inbox.

The worst part is that I cannot delete many of the old emails. I have
emails from way back in June that I deleted in September. Basically
anything from June - Sept 09 that I deleted showed up and now won't let me
delete it. I tried running the Inbox Repair Tool again, but still, the old
stuff shows up.

Is there any way to fix this? If not, can I back up only certain emails and
my account settings and then start with a new pst file?

Create a new PST with File>New>Outlook Data File. Make it the delivery
location with Tools>E-mail Accounts>Next>Delivery new e-mail to the following
location. Stop and restart Outlook. Now copy all the data from the old PST
to the new one. Close the old one by right-clicking on its root and choosing
Close. All done. Back to normal.

 

[wangdong]

Check your pst file and make sure it isn't broken or too big.You can
try a tool called Advanced Outlook Repair. You can download a free
demo version at http://www.datanumen.com/aor/aor.exe . I think it is
a useful repair tool for you. It is easy to recover your PST file by
using its wizard. It is a powerful tool to recover messages, folders
and other objects from corrupt or damaged Microsoft Outlook PST
files.

Detailed information about Advanced Outlook Repair can be found at
http://www.datanumen.com/aor/


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