Occasionally Outlook PST files stored on a backup file like say a Norton Ghost disk image file may get corrupted. In this article, we look at recovering the contents of such PST files by running the sophisticated DataNumen Outlook Repair application.
Most businesses and many individuals tend to take backups of their data. These may include periodic system backups that you may take through tools like the Windows Backup or copying the contents of an entire hard disk using tools like Norton Ghost. In many cases, the objective of keeping backups involves planning for contingencies or trying to transfer the contents into a new system. However, the backup disk image files can occasionally get corrupted or errors can be introduced into some of its contents. Now if your corrupted disk image includes several PST files which contained valuable email data, you may need to look at ways to get back the data.
Possible Causes
When we take a disk backup, we try our level best to preserve our valuable data. However, in some cases, the disk itself can get corrupted due to hardware issues like bad sectors cropping up in some sections. This can make the drive difficult to read and you would not be normally able to access the PST files present on it. That apart logical errors can get introduced in the backup files which makes it difficult to access a part of its content. This is especially true if you are saving the backup image in a virtual drive or on a different partition on your system. That apart there are chances where someone ends up accidentally formatting the disk image file.
Manual Means to Extract PST Contents can Give Less than Ideal Results
Now if you have landed yourself a corrupt backup file, you may consider trying to recover the PST files manually. One oft-repeated way of achieving this involves opening the Image file with the help of an archive utility like WinRAR or Win Zip. Once the files have opened up, you can try to discover the PST files and extract them. However, this method can give less than ideal results. In many cases, you will only be able to recover partial data while in some cases you simply will not be able to recover anything at all.
Recovering Outlook Data from Corrupt Backup Files with DataNumen Outlook Repair Application
To effectively recover the PST files present on a corrupt disk image, just run the DataNumen Outlook Repair application and then choose the image file as the source file for initiating the recovery process. Next, set the output path and the file name as per your choice and click on the Start Repair button. The application will thoroughly scan through the disk image and extract the contents of the PST file present on it and transfer them onto the output file.
The best part about using this powerful utility is its capacity to handle humongous file sizes exceeding 2GB with aplomb. That apart the tool can deal with nearly any disk image file, be it be an ISO image file or Windows BFK file. As opposed to other tools, some of which fail to do a complete recovery, this powerful application can bring back every single data element present in your PST files.
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