Microsoft Outlook 2007 is available as a component of MS Office 2007 and can also be installed individually. Users generally upgrade their earlier running MS Outlook to MS Outlook 2007 for better performance, reliability and benefit the newly added and improved features. But upgrading to MS Outlook 2007 may not always be safe. You may observe several post-upgrade issues, one of the most common being PST corruption. PST is the Outlook data file, which it uses to store all objects, such as, e-mails, notes, calendar, contacts etc. So, if the file goes damaged, you need to implement PST Recovery measures, such as, restoring from backup or using Inbox Repair Tool.Suppose you run MS Outlook 2002 and upgrade it to MS Outlook 2007. After this, when you open Outlook, you receive an error as below:

“A data file did not close properly the last time it was used and is being checked for problems. Performance might be affected while the check is in progress.”

Further, when the file checking completes, you get another message as below:

“Data file check complete.”

The error is received each time when you try to start Outlook 2007.

Cause

Outlook data file, PST, is affected from corruption issues that it cannot repair at startup. So, you need to fix them manually.

Solution

To repair the corrupted PST in Outlook 2007, you need to implement these steps:

  • Click Tools | Options | Mail Setup | Data Files
  • All Outlook data files are listed in Account settings window
  • Note the complete path of your data file and close all the windows
  • Close Outlook
  • Browse through Windows Explorer to find ‘Scanpst.exe’ file
  • Double-click the file to open Inbox Repair Tool
  • Click ‘Browse’ to navigate the Outlook data file
  • Click ‘Repair’ and make sure ‘Make backup of scanned file before repairing’ option is checked.

You will be able to open your Outlook file successfully with no errors if Inbox Repair Tool repairs the file. If it cannot, you should opt for a Microsoft Outlook Recovery solution. A PST repair tool repairs corrupted PST using high-end scanning algorithms and restores it at a safe location.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is a professional inbox repair tool that repairs corrupted PST and restores it at a user-defined or default root location. The advanced PST Recovery utility scans the file and generates a new repaired PST. The software supports MS Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000.