DiskInternals Outlook Recovery

What DiskInternals Outlook Recovery is

DiskInternals Outlook Recovery recovers deleted Outlook messages and attachments and repairs corrupted PST and OST databases. It can also recover contacts, tasks, and calendars, including data from parts of damaged PST files. Its recovery engine scans disks and can reconstruct fragmented PST files from pieces distributed across a disk. Before saving or recovering results, you can preview messages and attachments the software finds. Recovered email can be exported to Outlook, Vista Mail, Outlook Express, or EML formats. The product page lists support for HFS, NTFS, FAT, exFAT, RomFS, ReFS, Ext2/3/4, XFS, UFS, ReiserFS, and Reiser4. A free trial lets you scan a disk, find and preview an Outlook database, and create a disk image. The trial does not include the registered license benefits: registered customers receive an unrestricted copy, recovery of files of any size, top-priority customer support, and one year of free upgrades. The Personal license costs $79.95 USD once and excludes commercial or government use, third-party recovery services, and virtual disk export. The Business license costs $149.95 USD once and includes those uses and virtual disk export. DiskInternals says licenses older than one year may not be accepted by the latest version. The company says Oleksiy Babenko developed its data recovery technology in 2003.

Who it suits

This product suits Windows users who need to recover Outlook data from PST or OST databases, including damaged or fragmented PST files. The Personal plan is for noncommercial, nongovernment use without third-party recovery services; the Business plan covers commercial or government use and services for others.

Limits

The free trial permits disk scanning, finding and previewing an Outlook database, and creating a disk image. The Personal plan costs 79.95 USD once and excludes commercial or government use, third-party recovery services, and virtual disk export. Registered customers receive recovery of files of any size and one year of free upgrades; licenses older than one year may not be accepted by the latest version.

Getting started

1. Visit https://www.diskinternals.com/outlook-recovery/ on a Windows system.
2. Use the free trial to scan a disk, find and preview an Outlook database, and create a disk image.
3. Choose the Personal license for noncommercial, nongovernment use, or Business for commercial or government use and third-party recovery services.
4. Purchase the selected license; Personal costs 79.95 USD once and Business costs 149.95 USD once.
5. Recover and preview the available Outlook data, then save or export recovered email in a supported format.

Verdict

Choose DiskInternals Outlook Recovery if you need Outlook database recovery with preview before saving, or need to reconstruct fragmented PST files. The $79.95 Personal license is limited to personal use, while commercial use, third-party services, and virtual disk export require the $149.95 Business license. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or a platform other than Windows.