How to recover MS Outlook PST files and import recovered PST files to MS Outlook?

What is PST? Microsoft Outlook .PST files, also known as personal folder files or personal stores, hold all data located in Outlook when Exchange Server isn't being accessed. Primarily used for local email data storage, Outlook .PST files can pose compliance and email archiving issues for Exchange organizations.

This page will guide you how to recover lost/deleted emails from damaged/corrupted .pst data files and import recovered .pst files to a new Microsoft Outlook profile.

How to recover lost or damaged Microsoft Outlook PST files?

To recover lost or damaged Microsoft Outlook PST files, follow these steps:

Step1. Please download Disk Doctors Outlook Mail Recovery.

Step2. Install and run Disk Doctors Outlook Mail Recovery, and you will see the main interface. Disk Doctors Outlook Mail Recovery provides three options to locate .pst files.
1. Browse for .pst file using Select PST option in the toolbar.
2. Select a .pst file displayed by default using current profile in found .pst file box.
3. Use Find option to search for .pst files.

Step3. Let's select Find PST option. Click on Find PST button in the bottom left pane of application main window, to search for .pst file for repair/recovery.

Step4. As you click on Find button, the application starts scanning for .pst file in the selected logical drive and lists all the found .pst files in the Found PST files box in the left pane. Then please select found .pst file from the Found PST file list which needs to be repaired/recovered and click on Repair & Save button to start repair process on the selected .pst file.

Step5. As you click on Repair & Save button, a window to select destination location to save repair/recovered .pst file is opened. You may also create a new folder to save repaired/recovered .pst file.

Step6. As you click on OK button, the application starts repair/recovery process on the selected .pst file. Once repairing process is complete a window pops up confirming this. Click on OK button to close the confirmation window. Done.

How to import recovered PST files to Microsoft Outlook?

This tutorial explains the procedure to import repaired/recovered PST file to Microsoft Outlook using Import and Export wizard.

Step1. Launch Microsoft Outlook. On the File menu, click Import and Export. If the menu item is not available, hover your pointer over the chevrons at the bottom of the menu, and then click Import and Export.

Step2. Click Import from another program or file, and then click Next.

Step3. Click Personal Folder File (.pst), and then click Next.

Step4. Type the path or browse the .pst file that you want to import, and then click Next.

Step4. Select the folder that you want to import, or select the top of the hierarchy to import everything, and then click Finish.

After all the data is imported to Microsoft Outlook, you can now access your emails as before!

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