Outlook repair tool features to take note of
While there are quite a few different Microsoft Outlook recovery programs available these differ greatly in their design and ability. Most Microsoft Outlook message loss is a result of exceeding the Outlook inbox 2 GB size limitation. The size limitation is set within the special PST file database Outlook uses to store all message and customization data. When this size limit is exceeded the Microsoft Outlook inbox ceases to function and incoming messages are lost. There are many methods of rectifying this situation. Microsoft offers a free program to scan PST files. However this program fails mightily in its ability to scale back the size of the PST file without throwing away archived data.
Many low quality Outlook recovery tools use the technique of simply cropping the size of the Microsoft Outlook PST file to just under the 2 GB limit. This does restore the Outlook inbox to operation but does so at the cost of potentially thousands of stored emails. Remo Software makes a superior program for Outlook recovery that can export the stored data in the Outlook PST file to an operational shell. This allows access to all archived messages and frees up space in the original PST file for incoming mail. Remo Software also makes an excellent tool for Outlook Express recovery.