outlook.pst damaged by another application.

[JBudwal]

For no discernible reason Outlook reports that outlook.pst
file has been damaged.

I am using Outlook 2002 (10.3311.2625) on machine with
XP-home edition.

When I double-click Outlook Today, I get the error message;
"Unable to expand folder. The message file <long
pathname>\Outlook\outlook.pst can no longer be accessed
because it has been damaged by another application."

Is there anyway to repair the outlook.pst?
Can I recover anything?
How can I prevent it from happening again?

Thanks for any help.

Regards,

 

[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

Try running the Inbox Repair Tool against it to see if it finds any errors.
Search your drive for a file called scanpst.exe and run it.

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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