How to open OST file that has become unusable?

When you have an orphaned unusable Offline Storage Table (.OST) file, first question comes in mind as in how to open it. An OST file is termed as unusable, when the file becomes totally inaccessible due to reasons like Active Directory deletion, Exchange Mailbox deletion or Outlook profile deletion. An orphaned or unusable OST file, is of no use when user account or mailbox is intentionally deleted. Intentional deletion of user account from AD or Exchange can be done in cases where the user is no longer associated with the concerned organization or domain.

However, there are situations where you may need to extract data from unusable OST file. In this article we will discuss such a situation and all possible solutions to open an unusable OST file.

Just consider a situation that you have an OST file, which has become unusable after user account and mailbox deletion. You get an account which enables you to directly log into the old profile of the user. You attain successful loading of Outlook but fail to open OST file and export it to a PST file due to the embedded permissions.

Moreover, you encounter the following message on attempting to export OST file data to PST file leaving everything in vain:

• ‘Attempting to view permissions in Outlook: Some permission could not be displayed. Permission information for this folder could not be accessed.’

What to do in such a situation when you fail to export OST to PST due to embedded permission?

The problem is really intimidating as all of important emails are stick in unusable OST file now. What could be done now? How to open OST file in MS Outlook 2007?

Don’t Worry! Here is the answer of this question and i.e. using an effective, easy to use and affordable tool to extract data from unusable OST file and save it to PST.

As no other solution is available to help you out, you can use OST to PST conversion tool to open unusable OST file and save its data to PST file in the easy manner. After converting the OST file data to PST, you can easily access it with MS Outlook.

The above mentioned problem is solved easily using this OST to PST conversion tool, as it extracts all user emails, notes, journals, tasks, appointments and contacts, which can be opened in MS Outlook. If you have any doubts regarding the performance of the software, you can download the free evaluation version to get familiar with its functionality and ensure that it works for you. The software comes with a 30 days money back guarantee and lifetime product support.