Email recovery is one of the most common problems faced by both home and business computer users. Aside from the fact that every one of us occasionally deletes an email we had intended to keep, very often emails are lost through no fault of our own. In cases where one is using either Microsoft Outlook or the smaller Microsoft Outlook Express it seems there are almost as many ways for emails to become lost as there are to store them. Microsoft Outlook emails can be lost when the Outlook inbox size limitation of 2 GB is exceeded. Upgrading from one version of Microsoft Outlook to a newer one very often results in loss of archived messages.
Even the simple process of running an antivirus program over a download will often result in that message being corrupted. To recover accidentally deleted emails that were sent, received or stored using Microsoft Outlook, you will need a program for what is known as PST repair. Microsoft Outlook uses a special file for personal storage hence the name PST. When any of the above causes results in lost messages, you must use a program to repair the PST file thus restoring access to your emails.