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MSG FILE REPAIR
Repair a corrupt MSG file — free diagnostic
Find out what is actually wrong with the file, then export whatever is still readable as TXT or EML.
Drop a .msg file here
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Files up to 25MB are parsed by JavaScript on this page. Nothing is uploaded, so nothing can be leaked.
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No account, no email address, no software install. Open the page, drop a file, take the result and close the tab.
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Message bodies, headers and attachments stay yours. Nothing is read, logged, shared or repurposed by us at any point.
// Postmarked in three steps
How the conversion works
1
Drop your .msg file
The file is read directly in your browser — nothing is sent to a server.
2
Read it on screen
Sender, recipients, subject, timestamp and the message body are laid out immediately.
3
Save what you need
Download any attachment on its own, or switch to a converter to keep a copy of the message.
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What is a MSG file?
MSG is the file format Microsoft Outlook uses to save a single email, contact, or calendar item. It stores the header (sender, recipient, subject, timestamp), the message body, and any original attachments in one file — which is why it can typically only be opened natively in Outlook.
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Why MSG files break
Most 'corrupt' .msg files are not corrupt at all: they were renamed from another format, truncated by an interrupted download, mangled by a mail gateway that rewrote the attachment, or saved as an Outlook shortcut rather than the message. This tool checks the file in four passes — compound container, message header, body streams, attachment table — and reports which layer fails. Anything that still parses can be exported, so a partly damaged message usually gives up its header and body even when Outlook refuses to open it.
// Frequently asked
Questions people ask before converting
Often partly. If the header and body streams survive the truncation they can be extracted and exported, even though the file will still fail to open in Outlook.
It is not an OLE compound file at all — usually an EML, a PDF or a ZIP renamed to .msg. Try opening it with the format its content actually suggests.
No. It is read into memory only, and never written back or uploaded. Your original stays untouched on disk.
Ask the sender to resend the message as EML or forward it inline. Once the compound structure is gone, no tool can reconstruct the missing bytes.
Convert from MSG
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Same file, a different destination — pick another format.
.MSG → .EML
MSG to EML
The universal email format — open it in Thunderbird, Apple Mail or almost any client that isn't Outlook.
.MSG → .PDF
MSG to PDF
Flatten an email into a fixed, printable document — ideal for records, evidence and sharing.
.MSG → .TXT
MSG to TXT
Strip everything down to plain text — just the header and body, no formatting.
.MSG → .DOC
MSG to DOC
Editable Word document, formatting preserved — good for redacting or annotating.
.MSG → .HTML
MSG to HTML
View the message as a webpage, or embed it in an internal knowledge base.
.MSG → .JPG
MSG to JPG
A visual snapshot of the message — handy for tickets, reports and quick previews.
.MSG → .PST
MSG to PST
Bundle multiple messages back into an Outlook-importable mailbox file.
.MSG → .RTF
MSG to RTF
Rich text for legacy word processors that don't read modern formats.
.MSG → .TIFF
MSG to TIFF
Multi-page image format used for fax and long-term compliance archives.
.EML → .MSG
EML to MSG
Reverse conversion, for Outlook users receiving mail from other clients.
.MSG → .ZIP
Batch converter
Convert an entire folder of messages in one pass and download one ZIP.
.MSG → .VIEW
MSG Viewer online
Read a message right now without downloading or installing anything.
.MSG → .GMAIL
MSG to Gmail
Scenario route: get an Outlook message into a Gmail mailbox via EML.