How to repair a .pst file?

Hello,
My colleague's Outlook pst file is corrupted and the file size is more than 17 GB. Scanpst.exe and PST Recovery Software could not recover the file. Is there any other way to repair it?
Best Regards,
Ammar Wasif

The only two ways to repair corrupt .pst files are: SCANPST.EXE and a third-party PST recovery software. 
I suggest to read the given blog on WordPress:
How to deal with a corrupt PST file of MS Outlook?
By reading this blog, you'll come to know how to use SCANPST.EXE to fix corrupt .pst files. Other than SCANPST.EXE there is one more solution to repair corrupt .pst files, which is PST repair software. You can search some advanced third-party PST repair
or recovery software. 
Thanks. 

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