How Do You Recover Emails from a Damaged OST File in Outlook?

jackdaniel

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If your OST file is corrupted, Outlook may start freezing, crashing, or displaying error messages. You can try these quick manual fixes first and fix corrupted OST file:

  1. Run Outlook in Safe Mode – Launch Outlook with the /safe command to disable problematic add-ins.
  2. Create a New Profile – Setting up a fresh Outlook profile generates a new OST file, which can often resolve corruption.
  3. Clear Offline Items – Right-click the folder → Properties → Clear Offline Items, then let Outlook re-sync with the Exchange server.

While these methods may solve minor issues, they won’t work for severely corrupted OST files. In such cases, the safer approach is to use a professional tool like the BLR OST to PST Converter Tool, which can recover all your mailbox data (emails, attachments, contacts, calendars, and more) and export it into a PST file that you can easily open in Outlook.
 
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