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Excel specializes in letting you organize, edit and analyze data that can be arranged in lists or tables. Using spreadsheets, you can keep track of the DVDs in your personal movie collection or plan an itinerary for your next trip. However, the real power of Excel lies in its ability to crunch large stacks of numbers. Many small and large businesses and institutions use Excel to record financial data such as sales figures or yearly earnings and scientific data like medical charts or experimental observations. Once you enter the raw data, Excel has a wide array of computing and chart-making tools that will let you analyze the data as well as understand and present the results. In other words, Excel can be as simple or as sophisticated as you want it to be. Very often, Excel files get damaged due to frequent software crashes, accidental system shutdowns, media corruption or virus corruption. When you try to access a corrupt Excel file you will be show the error message ‘file can… Continue reading →

OST file or Offline Folder File is a local copy of your Exchange mailbox which contains all information and data which is similar to the data stored in the mailbox on Exchange Server. An OST file let’s user to access information stored in it even they are not connected to the internet and to the main server. OST corruption can happen due to various reasons like, if the data storage device fails or due to networking connection failure and also due to sudden power failure which abruptly shuts down Outlook client. However, the most important reason for OST corruption is exceeding the maximum memory size of GB.It is therefore important to limit the size of OST file to below GB to prevent corruption. Most people forget to take a note of this problem and let the OST file to bulge up above its maximum capacity. Unfortunately Microsoft has not provided any automated tool in Outlook to warn users when the OST file is begins to cross the maximum capacity. However, Microsoft has provided a spec… Continue reading →

An OST file may become corrupt due to various internal and external factors. If the user abruptly shuts down Outlook then corruption of OST file is likely to occur. Moreover, various external factors like viruses, spyware and malware contribute to the damage of an OST file. An OST file may also get corrupted if there is a failure in network connection or a sudden power outage. An OST file can also get corrupt if there is a synchronization error. Whenever an OST file gets corrupted the data stored in it becomes inaccessible and you might require the help of some specialized tools to properly restore the lost data.The most effective way to restore corrupt data from an OST file is to convert it to PST Personal Storage Table format. OST to PST conversion is possible if you can gain access to the data stored in the OST file. OST Integrity Tool is a free integrated tool provided by Microsoft to retrieve data… Continue reading →