Microsoft Outlook is a popular email client software included with Microsoft Office. We work with emails on a daily basis using Microsoft Outlook, which automatically downloads and send the email. You will not find an email client software, which is as good as Microsoft Outlook also known as MS Outlook among tech circles. However, there can be instances where Outlook could get corrupted and you will lose emails. The emails are stored inside a PST file, which is liable to be corrupted. You can’t afford to lose emails because of personal and official reasons. Hence, you should require a handy and powerful tool such as Stellar Repair for Outlook, which can repair and recover emails from corrupted PST files safely. We have worked on this Outlook PST file recovery software for several days. In this review, we will examine the features and usage of Stellar Repair for Outlook in detail. Towards the end of this review, you will be in a position to decide whether to buy or not.

Features

Stellar Repair for Outlook automatically repairs, extracts, and saves mail items from a corrupt PST file to a new PST. The tool repairs large and corrupted PST files with simplicity including the ability to recover deleted emails and other related mailbox items with precision. The software is designed to provide support for Outlook 2021, 2019, 2016, 2016, and even older versions. You can retrieve emails, attachments, contacts, calendars, tasks, and Deleted Email items. You can split and compact PST files including the ability to export repaired PST to Office 365. The tool is capable of repairing severely corrupted and damaged Outlook PST files irrespective of the capacity. The Stellar Repair for Outlook automatically resolves corrupt PST files without limitation and technical issues inline scanpst.exe, which could freeze the email client while performing repair of large PST files.

Stellar Repair for Outlook automatically scans the PST file and restores deleted emails. A preview of the deleted Outlook mailbox items will be displayed after the completion of the repair process. You will be able to navigate through each item including email body text, contacts, calendar items, embedded hyperlinks, and much more. The preview functionality enables users to verify and select PST mailbox items to be restored from the corrupted PST. The software enables users to repair PST files by pressing ‘Repair’ button after the completion of the scan process. The tool is capable of easily repairing the corrupted PST file and enabling users to save the scanned information in DAT file. The DAT file can be loaded in the software and perform the recovery process without the need to rescan the PST. You can also split and compact Outlook PST file with the help of the Technician edition of the software. The main purpose behind splitting and compacting is to optimize the performance of Microsoft Outlook, increase manageability including the ability to reduce the chances of corruption due to an oversized PST file. The Technician edition can also export the PST file to Office 365, which will be useful if you work with cloud email.

Installation

The Stellar Repair for Outlook can be installed very easily. The whole process can be completed within two minutes. You can open the program by double-clicking the icon on the desktop.

Working with Stellar Repair for Outlook

To work with Stellar Repair for Outlook, you should download the exe file from their website, double-click the icon on the desktop once downloaded. You will see a dialog box, select ‘default location’, Microsoft Outlook will display the list of all the available PST files. A dashboard as shown below will be displayed.

The software tool will display a list of PST or OST files that needs to be repaired. You have to select a relevant PST file. Alternatively, you can also upload a PST file by selecting “Choose Location” tab. You should choose a PST file and select the “Repair” button.

The tool will start repairing your file. Stellar Repair for Outlook will display a progress bar for a brief time. Once the file is repaired, a message box with the message “Selected file repaired” will be visible on the screen as shown below.

The Stellar Repair for Outlook will display the list of recovered emails divided by panes. You can drill down the From panel to locate the sender and subsequently view the relevant message on the right side. We managed to recover old emails easily with the help of the tool.

The Stellar Repair for Outlook also enables users to save the repaired file in various formats including PDF after activating the software. The PDF functionality will be handy in case if you wish to deliver the repaired file via email.

You can repair and recover deleted emails in the same manner for all your existing PST files. The product worked very fast during our testing. Moreover, the product team has designed a user interface that resembles the Microsoft Office environment.

Conclusion

The Stellar Repair for Outlook is an excellent software tool using which you can repair and recover corrupted and deleted emails. The learning curve is minimal and you can work with the tool without referring to any documentation. However, the company provides comprehensive documentation and can be accessed by selecting ‘Help’ tab from the Ribbon toolbar. The tool works fast and the user interface is designed in a simple style. The program will not cause corruption to your existing Outlook installation and works without consuming huge resources. We highly recommend Stellar Repair for Outlook if you would like to repair and recover emails from Microsoft Outlook.