How to Fix Errors in Outlook?


Updated on May 07, 2020

Microsoft Outlook application often gives different error messages especially, if the PST file is corrupt or damaged. And, here is the smart approach to fix any Outlook error message that prevented you from accessing the Outlook profile. Check-it-out…


 
 

Usually error in Microsoft Outlook PST file occurs when the PST file is corrupted. We are not able to access our mails, contacts, events, tasks, and other Outlook attributes when the PST file is corrupted, and we encounter various error messages when we try to access our Outlook profile. Let's see some common error messages that we encounter when the PST file is corrupted, and how to fix the errors in Outlook in the later section.

Outlook Error Fix

Common error messages that we come across when we try to access corrupt PST file:

  • Outlook Error 0x800ccc0e – Outlook will become inaccessible i.e. users cannot send or receive emailsng>
  • Outlook Error 0x800ccc0f – When network connection gets terminated unexpectedly
  • Outlook Error 080042108 – When Outlook cannot connect with your incoming email server then this error gets displayed
  • Outlook Error 0x800ccc90 – Users account cannot be accessed
  • Outlook can’t open your Outlook data file PST
  • Outlook can’t open the set of folders, etc.

Many times, these error messages are thrown by Outlook due to PST file corruption. And, to repair a corrupt or damaged PST file, Microsoft Outlook provided an inbuilt repair utility called Inbox Repair tool (ScanPST.exe).

Here is How to Repair PST File Using ScanPST:

  • Close Outlook application and navigate to Microsoft Office folder (typically located in main drive of your computer)
  • Find Scanpst.exe file and double-click on it
  • Click the Browse button, select your PST file, and Start scanning
  • If any error found, first make a backup of the scanned file and click the Repair button on ScanPST dialogue box

But, this inbuilt repair tool cannot deal with errors in Outlook PST when the corruption is severe. Then, how to fix a severely corrupt/damaged PST? Well, Remo Repair Outlook is at your help.

Remo Outlook PST Repair - Free Tool to Fix Errors in Outlook:

Remo Repair Outlook is one of the best tools that can be used to perform Outlook error fix within a few simple steps. This tool is highly recommended by industrial experts to fix Outlook errors at the earliest on all latest versions of Windows operating system including Windows 10. This PST repair tool supports different versions of Outlook like Outlook 2000, Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007, Outlook 2010, Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2016 to repair PST files. It has the capacity to fix errors in the corrupted, password protected, oversized PST files in ease. Repairs damaged PST files to recover your email messages, appointments, journals, personal folders, contacts and many more.

 
 

Complete Guide to Fix Outlook Errors with Remo Repair:

Step 1: Launch Remo Repair Outlook wizard, click on the Open PST File button and select your error showing PST file.

Fix outlook Error - Main Screen

Figure A: Main Screen

Step 2: Next, select Smart Scan, specify destination location to save repaired PST file and click the Repair button.

Outlook Error Fix  - Choose Scanning Method

Figure B: Choose Destination Location

Step 3: After the successful completion of the PST file repair process, preview attributes of repaired PST file like contacts, notes, tasks, journals, and more.

Fixing Outlook error - Repaired PST File

Figure C: Repaired PST File

Note: Go for Find PST File option to search for your corrupt PST file in the case, you're not aware of the PST file location. Choose Select Outlook Profile option, if you have multiple Outlook email accounts/user profiles.

 
 

Why Remo Repair to Fix Outlook Errors?

  • Read-Only Software: This tool will not alter any of your vital information during the repair process instead will deep scan the affected file, create a separate healthy document to store extracted files
  • Virus Free: This is one such software scanned using cutting-edge antivirus software to overcome all kinds of harmful viruses
  • Technical Support: 24*7 technical support will be provided in order to resolve issues that occur while fixing Outlook error, installation of software, or any.
  • Demo version: In order to allow the user, to verify the capability of the software in advance, free download of the tool (demo version) is made available on the internet
  • Operating System Support: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2008 and Windows 2003 to fix Outlook error

General Causes of PST File Corruption:

  • When PST files reach its maximum size limit i.e. oversized then the contents available in it cannot be accessed
  • If your PST file is infected with malware/virus, it results in corruption of the file
  • PST file might get corrupted due to improperly upgrading Microsoft Outlook application
  • Sudden power failure, incorrect system shut down, hard drive corruption, bad sectors, and so on are the other scenarios responsible for PST file corruption

Suggested:

  • Always close your Outlook application in a correct way (use File -> Exit option)
  • Have a regular backup of your PST file on a safe drive/external storage drive to handle unexpected errors that occur in Outlook
  • Utilize updated antivirus software in order to keep your system protected from dreadful viruses
  • When you're sending/receiving emails from Outlook, prevent any kind of interruptions like a power surge, sudden system shut down and so on