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Monday 25 May 2015
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Fix Errors of Corrupt PST File in MS Outlook



Microsoft has been overwhelming all its customers with its innovative developments. Outlook is one good example of such developments that has been being used in large number of organizations to allow users to perform various important tasks within a single application. Multitasking is the most dominating quality of Outlook that pulls the attention of a good number of users. However, there are times when the applications just create issues and take users into dilemma since all the data becomes at risk. 

Error can occur at any point of time in MS Outlook. If error attacks on Outlook email application then prone to corruption as well as no access at user’s end. 

Microsoft Outlook stores all its information in a data file, known as PST or Personal Storage Table or personal folders file. The file contains email messages, attachments, contacts, and everything else you deal with in Outlook. An important point to notice is that the file has predefined size limit that means that you can add limited data to the file. The file size is varying in different Outlook versions and when the data reaches or goes beyond the limit, the file gets corrupt.  This is one reason for corruption, others include Outlook termination, virus attacks, abrupt system shutdown, and file header corruption. Consequently, it restricts users to access the application which results in huge loss of stored data.

Moreover, when Outlook encounters corruption, it throws various error messages. Below is a list of most common errors that occur due to Outlook corruption:
  • Errors have been detected in the file Outlook.pst. Quit Outlook and all mail-enabled applications, and then use the Inbox repair tool (Scanpst.exe) to diagnose and repair errors in the file. For more information about the Inbox repair tool, see Help.”
  • “Unable to display the folder. The file Outlook.pst could not be accessed.”
  • “The file Outlook.pst is not a personal folders file.”
  • “File Outlook.pst could not be accessed. Data error. Cyclic redundancy check.”
  • “Microsoft Outlook has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.”
  • “Unable to display the folder. The file Outlook.pst could not be accessed.”
  • Outlook.pst cannot be accessed0x80040116.”
In such cases, you need to put Outlook PST repair task on priority. In order to let you fix PST corruption, Microsoft has provided an inbuilt utility named Inbox Repair Tool to repair the file. The tool is stored as Scanpst.exe on your system; you just need to run the file and follow on-screen prompts; it will do its job.

However, in some cases, such as severe corruption or problems with the tool itself, it fails to fix corruption. If you face the same, look for an external utility (stellar PST repair) to reconstruct corrupt PST file and get access to all the stored data.

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