Resolve PST viewer issues when Outlook Junk email filter stops working

Microsoft Outlook has a default feature of Junk email filter which tags the incoming emails on the basis of some keywords and/or sender’s address scheduled by user and then, archives/blocks them as junk email data. Basically, the default Outlook configuration has its protection level setting as “Low”. The Junk email folder in Outlook Personal Folder contains all the messages that are caught by this filter.

At times, the filter stops working and for this halt in working, there can be multiple reasons behind. A possible reason behind this filter halt can be corruption of Outlook PST file. In case the corruption never stings your work, it is often suggested to backup your PST data at suitable time intervals. However, if you still lose on data because of corruption in PST file and there is not suitable backup available for recovery, then you need to utilize some PST Viewer skills to retrieve data.

Although, there can be many other reasons too, why your Junk Email filter stopped working for no apparent reason. As a result, you receive all your junk email messages in your Outlook Inbox and the messages are not moved to your Junk Email Folder. Some of the possible reasons including the PST corruption are mentioned below:

A. There are some possible issues with Junk Email settings.

B. You installed some updates recently.

C. Your present Outlook profile is corrupt.

D. The Junk email folder or/& Outlook PST file are corrupt.

In order to resolve the above mentioned issues of Junk Email filter, you can perform the measures given here:

1.Check the Junk email settings and make sure these are correct. To do so, open Outlook and then click Tools > Options and see if the associated option is enabled

2.Remove all the updates that were recently installed by you. Run “Detect and Repair” or reinstall Outlook if required

3.You can create a new Outlook profile and initiate Outlook with this newly created profile

4.Repair the corrupt PST file and to do so, compact your PST or run Inbox repair tool (scanpst.exe)

In case the corruption issue of PST file still threatens, then it is suggested that you delete the corrupt PST file provided that you have a healthy and updated backup copy of the file. If not, then you are recommended to use a third party Microsoft Outlook repair solution to repair and restore it. PST Viewer software is reckoned for their safe and powerful recovery algorithms to scan a corrupt personal folder effectively. Integrated with easy to understand user interface, PST Viewer are available with free evaluation copy so that you can get a clear idea of how it performs the PST recovery.