Outlook .pst file problem

[vasudevdn]

I have trasferred .pst data file to the new hdd OS reinstalled.

I have copied by connecting my old hdd as secondary to the new hdd
which is primary. After copying the .pst file , when i tried to add in
the outlook it says - .pst is not a personal folder file.
Tried doing scanpst several times - gives same error .pst is not a
personal folder file.

Tied copy the file from old hdd several times - result is same as
above. My .pst file size is 1.80gb.

Please suggest how to recover the data or is there any tool to
recover .

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Sounds like you have hit the upper limit for .pst file size. See if this helps:
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.htm

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| I have trasferred .pst data file to the new hdd OS reinstalled.
|
| I have copied by connecting my old hdd as secondary to the new hdd
| which is primary. After copying the .pst file , when i tried to add in
| the outlook it says - .pst is not a personal folder file.
| Tried doing scanpst several times - gives same error .pst is not a
| personal folder file.
|
| Tied copy the file from old hdd several times - result is same as
| above. My .pst file size is 1.80gb.
|
| Please suggest how to recover the data or is there any tool to
| recover .

 

[vasudevdn]

Hi milly,

Thanks for the reply,
The above link didn't worked. after running recovery softwares it
throws error " not a valid pst file".

The size of the pst is a 1.80 with in 2gb limit. Feel some problem in
the file format.

any suggestions?

 

[Brian Tillman]

The above link didn't worked. after running recovery softwares it
throws error " not a valid pst file".

If Outlook is complaining that the PST is not a valid PST file, then it's
likely the file is trash, either because of how it was created or in its
copying and only a commercial recovery tool stands a chance of fixing it.