Scan OST File & Change OST into PST
Change Exchange OST into Outlook PST Intelligently » If SCANOST.EXE Fails to Repair OST File
Scan OST file is a necessary task for Exchange Server users when an OST becomes corrupt or inaccessible because of the following reason:
- Face several numbers of conflict items.
- Unable to access the particular Outlook items when offline.
- Get unaware error messages during synchronization (as shown in the synchronization log in the Deleted Items folder).
Receive the message:
- Unable to expand the folder. The set of folders could not be opened. Errors could have been detected in the file drive: \Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.ost. Quit all mail-enabled applications, and then use the Inbox Repair Tool
How to scan OST file & fix OST errors? Solution, follow these steps of scan OST utility:
- First you need to close the Outlook application.
- Click on the Start menu & move on the Run option.
- In the Open box, type Drive (c: d: or any other):\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\LocaleID\scanost.exe (Where the LocaleID (locale identifier (LCID)) has stored for installation of the Microsoft Office. For example, the LCID for English (United States) is 1033. For a list of LCIDs, see Microsoft Office Help).
- Click on OK.
- Choose either the Scan all folders or Choose folder. If you click scan all folders, this may take several minutes.
- Select the Repair errors check box.
- Click on Begin Scan.
User can view the details (in Outlook Deleted Item folder with the subject “OST Integrity Check”) of action performed during the scan & repair process of scanost.exe. You can scan OST 2007, scan OST 2003, scan OST 2002 & so on but this scanost.exe tool is not available in Outlook 2010 as Microsoft disable this option from Outlook 2010, see Microsoft Office Help for scan OST 2010.
Note: If the Offline Folder file (*.OST) cannot be repaired after running this scan OST tool » scanost.exe, you can disable the OST file and create a new one. But new OST file cannot contain the data of previous OST file thus; to get the crucial data of a previous OST file you need a strong data conversion software » Recover Data for OST to PST to change OST data into PST.
Run Recover Data for OST to PST converter on corrupt or inaccessible OST file & convert OST to PST today & get the following benefits:

- Convert entire data of corrupt or inaccessible OST file into a healthy PST file.
- Get Emails, Attachments (photos, images, zip etc), Calendar entries, Contacts, Notes, Tasks, Journals, Folders, Sub-Folders & more items of OST file with exact style, formatting or fields into a PST file.
- Recover up to 2GB OST file data.
- Convert data of multiple or unlimited OST files.
- Encrypted or password protected OST file data recovery is possible.
- Convert OST of Microsoft Exchange Server (2010 to 5.0) & Microsoft Outlook (2010 to 95)
- Convert OST into PST under any version of Windows OS (Windows 7 to Windows 95)
System Requirements » Recover Data for OST to PST
Hardware Requirement
Minimum 64 MB RAM. (128 MB or more recommended)
At least 5 MB of disk space
Software Requirements
Microsoft Exchange Server Offline Storage File (OST)
Microsoft Outlook (PST)
OS Supports
Runs on Win 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista & Windows 7 Operating System






