Substitute for Inbox Repair Tool When Not Responding in Outlook

The Inbox Repair Tool not responding in Outlook is one of the major reasons due to which users couldn’t repair their MS Outlook files. And today we will show how to fix it.

Scanpst.exe is one of the most popular and used tool by many Outlook users to scan and repair their corrupt Outlook files. However, there are situations when you will use Inbox Repair Tool aka Scanpst.exe to repair your files but you your Outlook will still not be responding. So today, with this article I will tell you why this happens and what to do if something like this happens.

If we see, Inbox Repair tool is a trustworthy product from Microsoft however, this free tool only works in minor corruption and sometimes can repair only header corruptions. As said, the tool doesn’t excel every time in repairing all of your corrupt files.

And due to which, you might face a situation where you will scan your files with scanpst.exe but it still displays the same error
“Internal errors were found in this file. They must be repaired for this file to work correctly.”

Many of my readers have come to me with the same question like: I used the tool to repair my files and have even received a message ‘Repair Completed’. But when I try to open the files, I get the same message again. Due to which, I couldn’t open my PST files. So how to successfully repair my corrupt Outlook data file which is still not responding even after using Inbox Repair Tool?

So now the question is what are the reasons due to which this tool doesn’t work?

Reason for Inbox Repair Tool Not Responding in Outlook

Oversized Outlook PST Files

Microsoft Outlook has a file size limitation on PST files. Some versions of MS Outlook only supports PST files up to 2GB whereas the latest versions of Outlook supports 20GB PST files. And being a tool from Microsoft, the Inbox Repair tool doesn’t support PST files which are larger than the recommendable limit or unable to fix oversize PST files.

Support Minimal Level Corruption

The free Inbox Repair tool has been designed to fight with minimal data corruption. So if you are data are highly corrupted then there are chances that the tool might not be that effective as said. In addition to it, the application is also not very suitable to fix lower as well as the upper structure of PST files.

Time Taking

One of the major issues with Inbox repair tool is that it takes a lot of time to scan and repair files. So use it only when you have some time in hand.

Where It Is Located

It is really hard to locate Scanpst.exe and that is why many of my readers always asks me about the exact location of the tool so that they can use it. And this is also one of the major reasons that PST file errors remain UN-resolved.

 Also Read: How to Find Scanpst.exe Location in MS Outlook?

Now the question is –

How to Resolve Inbox Repair Tool Not Responding in Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010 & 2007

If you know the exact reason due to which the application is not responding then the below technique will surely help you out in resolving the Inbox repair tool didn’t t work issue.

Reinstalling Or Updating Inbox Repair Tool

Sometimes reinstalling your Microsoft Outlook may help you out in fixing this issue. However, first try to update the latest version of Outlook in your system, if it doesn’t work then go for re-installation.

Creating New Outlook Profile

Creating a new database sometime work wonders. Create a new PST file and transfer the old data to the new one, leveraging you to view the content easily.

Compacting PST Files

Try compacting your files so that it doesn’t gets out of hand.

Also Read: How to Fix Most Common Microsoft Outlook Issues

Suggestion

Finally, if the above methods doesn’t work and you are still facing “Inbox Repair Tool not responding in Outlook” error then the only way you can resolve this is by using this Outlook Recovery Software.
It is one of the most advanced tools to resolve corruption errors of any types.
So hope now you know how to fix this Outlook not responding error.

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