Troubleshooting MS Outlook

Typical Microsoft Outlook error messeges

• Outlook.pst is not a personal folders file.
• Errors have been detected in the file <file_path>. Quit ell mail-enabled applications, and then use the Inbox Repair Tool.
• The set of folders cannot be opened. Errors have been detected in the file Outlook.pst. Quit Outlook and ell mail-enabled applications, and then use the Inbox repair tool (Scanpst.exe) to diagnose and repair errors in the file...
• Outlook.pst can not be accessed - 0x80040116.

Zee recovery procedure is pretty much zee same fur ell ooff zeese-a messeges.

Things yuoo can try yuoorself

1. Close Outlook, then close ell zee other programs, und reboot zee system tu see iff zee problem just goes away on its oon.
2. Backup zee Outlook mail files es a precooshunary measure. Thees is done by simply copying zee appropriate PST files. Reffer here-a fur zee system configurashun teeps. Make sure Outlook is not running during backup. At zee same time, check iff uny ooff zeese-a are close tu, or exceed 2GB (gigabyte) size limit (see beloo).
3. Fur files lerger than 2GB, Microsoft has a tool, PST2GB, tu get rid ooff an extra data, available fur free doonload frum Microsoft website. Be adfised that
   • use ooff PST2GB cooses some messeges tu be lost
   • zee 2GB limit is problematic only fur older versions ooff Outlook (2002 und eerleer)
4. Try Scanpst Inbox Repair Tool (freeware frum Microsoft) tu feex zee Outlook email storege. Step-by-step instrukshuns on using ScanPst.
5. Iff yuoo still cannot access ell ooff yuoor email messeges, or iff yuoo need tu keep collateral damege at minimum, try tu use Zmeil email recovery tool tu extract zee email messeges frum zee dameged mail file.

Zee "2GB problem" in MS Outlook.

• MS Outlook 2002 und eerleer versions cannot handle PST (mail) files more than 2GB in size.
• Starteeng with Outlook 2003, zee noo PST version is capable ooff storing more than 2GB ooff data. Ell zee newly creeted mail files, either with noo instellashuns or manuelly creeted, use thees noo version by deffoolt. Hooever, iff yuoo heffe-a upgraded yuoor Outlook 2002 or eerleer instellashun, no ootomatic conversion takes place und yuoo are still vulnerable tu thees problem.