MS Outlook is a famous e-mail client application software which is use by people all over the world. It save all its send and receive emails in the PST file. It has a by default inbox repair tool that is Scanpst.exe. This tool is designed to verify outlook PST files for integrity errors. If your outlook application totally got corrupted due which you are getting multiple types or error while sending and receiving the mails or we can say that while accessing the outlook programs. Outlook shows corruption due to many reasons, such as unexpected system shutdown, malicious virus, operating system crash and more. In this type of situation the first and foremost steps which comes in the front of the users to repair the PST file and for this they take the help of SCANPST.EXE.
But unfortunately scanpst.exe failed to repair the pst file. There are so many reason are responsible for the failure of scanpst.exe some them are file oversized(2gb),it is not able to repair the file which extremely damaged, or may be in case users are not able to find out the location of the outlook scanpst.exe
Location of scanpst.exe in outlook 2010:-
scanpst in outlook 2010X32
windows x32 c:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice14
windowsx64 c:program files(x86)Microsoft officeoffice14
scanpst.exex64 c:program files microsoft officeoffice14
Corruption of pst file can occur due to many reasons and result outlook stops responding. Due to corruption the pst file your are not able to access the outlook application programs. Behind the abnormal behavior of outlook ,number of factors are responsible.
If scanpst.exe missing in outlook 2010 or if scanpst.exe unable to begins then it may be possible that MS Outlook is not properly installed. In this situation it recommended to start the system in safe mode and reinstall the MS Outlook application again and make sure that files like olmapi32.dll is properly installed. And still this problem persists then it is recommended to use third party solution . PST repair tool fix the any type of outlook issues.
For more information on how to repair damaged pst file watch video:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ8GMdkEMpw&feature=youtu.be