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Saturday, August 24, 2013

How to fix Outlook error "scanpst.exe fails with fatal error 80040818"




Scanpst is a tool that is actually extended by Microsoft, to fix all the major and minor corruption issues within the system of Outlook.pst file. The main function of this corrective tool is to find the corrupted file which has caused the error and to fix it. The process involves checking with all the headers and PST file directory structure, analyzing them one on one. This tool has also been christened by the name “Inbox Repair Tool”, it is to be noted that it is not able to correct all .pst files, and some may remain the way they were, that is error causing. A third party repairer or, a backup is required at this stage to get rid of the problem.


To fix the error, one may look forward to the following options to help

-> For starters start with cropping the overall size, use the PST Crop Tool to help you in reducing the size. It is very important to remember that you have to have a backup of the file, before you start doing anything with the problem, such as cropping. The main reason behind it is that, some of your emails run a risk of getting deleted in the cropping process. You can, before starting the process, check your mail and delete all the unwanted mails, to safeguard the important ones.
->The next thing you can do, if there is still no solution to the problem. You can try and repair the file by shifting it to an earlier version of outlook.
-> If by all these means the problem persists and the PST is till appearing to corrupted, then you may move on and consider using third party tools. The process of these tools is to basically apply special scanning algorithms and attempt to restore the corrupted .pst file. These software are foolproof workers, as they work in circumstances, where Scanpst has failed.


By the application of these solutions, you can easily get your fatal error corrected. Keep in mind that the third party tool that you download should be compatible to your system. 

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