default name or location of this backup file, in the Enter name of backup file box, enter a new name, or click Browse to select the file that you want to use. Click Repair . Start Outlook with the profile that contains the .pst file that you tried to repair. In the Navigation Pane, click Folder List . Keyboard shortcut To open switch to the Folder List, press CTRL+6. In the Folder List , you might see a folder named Recovered Personal Folders that contains your default Outlook folders or a Lost and Found folder. The recovered folders are usually empty, because this is a rebuilt .pst file. The Lost and Found folder contains the folders and items recovered by the Inbox Repair tool. You can create an Outlook Data File (.pst), and drag the items in the Lost and Found folder into the new data file. When you have finished moving all the items, you can remove the Recovered Personal Folders (.pst) file, including the Lost and Found folder, from your profile. Notes If you are able to open the original Outlook Data File (.pst), you may be able to recover additional items from your damaged .pst file. By default, the Inbox Repair tool creates a file with the same name, but with the file extension of .bak. The .bak file is located in the same folder as your original .pst file. You may be able to recover items from the .bak file that the Inbox Repair tool could