CHALLENGE
The foremost challenge, which a forensic investigator while investigating an open OST file, can come across is viewing and extracting evidence from corrupt or orphaned OST file. By no means, it is possible to access a corrupt or inaccessible OST file without the assistance of third party application.
SOLUTION
Free OST Viewer fights this challenge by giving a complete preview of even corrupted and orphaned OST file. Moreover, the software offers additional features with the help of which a user can easily perform investigation of the OST file.
Free OST Viewer enables the user to view both corrupted and orphaned OST file. The user can analyze entire data of OST file like emails, contacts, calendars, etc. The software shows a hierarchical view of all folders of OST file, therefore making it easy for users to analyze complete OST file data.
In order to give a preview and enable the users to view corrupted OST files, Free OST Reader scans the OST file. The dual scanning mode consists of Quick and Advance scan for effective scanning of OST files. Quick view scans for minimal corruption and Advance scan for high-level corruption.
To view and analyze every mail in OST file, OST File Opener offers more than 7 previews. The different views offered by the software ae Normal view, Attachments view, Property View, Hex view, RTF view, etc. All the previews enable the users to analyze each email in a detailed manner.
The advance search feature in OST file explorer allows the users to perform search within the OST file emails. The search can be carried out by applying inbuilt logic operators of the software. This enables the users to view only the required emails and to streamline the whole investigation process.
Along with the emails of Microsoft OST file, Free OST Viewer enables the users to open, view and analyze all the attachments as well. The attachments of the email message can be viewed and analyzed separately in the Attachments view tab provided in the software.
The user can export OST file in PDF Format to view in other different File reader Software provides an option to export many OST Emails in bulk to PDF Format along with attachments. Just Check box related to mail to export in PDF Format.
System Specifications
Limitations –
Demo Edition of the OST Viewer Tool - Previews different file such as EML, EMLX, MBOX, HTML & TXT. But to Save in Format file format, you need to Purchase full edition of the DMG File Viewer.
Free OST Viewer is a standalone utility that does not require installation of any client for its functioning. The software gives a complete preview of the OST file without installation of MS Outlook.
Free OST file viewer allows the users to view even the corrupted data of OST file. It recovers the complete OST file data with the help of Quick and Advance scan and gives a preview of the recovered data.
OST File Opener does not pose the viewing limitations on Password protected OST files. In case the user's OST file is password protected, it can still be viewed in the software without supplying the passwords.
As my Outlook was not installed on my computer so I was unable to open my OST file given by my colleague. I wanted not to install MS Outlook application, I tried OST Viewer and it worked. This software really works thanks to all!.
Paul Jew, Greece
This OST Viewer software has helped me alot to open my OST files which were on the urge of corruption. One of my friends has recommended me this software and I am very happy to see the results. All thanks to the development team!
Williams Blanc, Canada
No, OST File Opener will not export the Odt file data that is being viewed.
Yes, OST reader freeware will give a preview of both ANSI and UNICODE type OST files.
No, there is no size limitation on the OST file that has to be viewed by Free OST Reader.