Restore Outlook PST file after receiving Outlook.pst could not be accessed error message

Microsoft Outlook uses Personal Storage Table (.pst) file to store your emails, notes, contacts, drafts, calendar items, etc. locally on your computer. Like other computer files, .pst file is also susceptible to damage. When you try to access the corrupt PST file, MS Outlook throws following error message on your computer screen:

“Outlook.pst could not be accessed”

Reasons for the corruption of PST file

There can be several reasons behind the damage of PST file including logical and physical reasons. Some of the reasons are – abrupt system shut down, improperly closing MS Outlook, virus infection, problem in hard disk, CRC errors while moving PST from one location to another, file’s header corruption, and many more.

Solution

Once the PST is damaged, MS Outlook cannot recognize it as a PST file and therefore, throws error message on your computer screen saying that Outlook.pst cannot be accessed. In order to get rid of this error message, you need to Restore Outlook PST so that MS Outlook can recognize it. If you do not restore Outlook then all of the emails, notes, contacts, drafts, etc. stored in the damaged PST file will be lost. There can be various ways to resolve the error message specified in this article:

• Recreate the PST file: In case, you do not have important emails in the PST or if you can manage losing important emails, notes, contacts, etc. then simply delete the damaged .pst file and create a new one. Doing this you will be able to work with Outlook once again without any problem. However, remember that following this process will create emails loss.


• Restore Outlook PST file from backup: If you have backup of the damaged PST file then you can recover lost emails, contacts, calendar items, etc. just by replacing the damaged PST file with its backup copy. However, before restoring the backup, you should make sure that you have complete backup so that you do not need to loss important email items.


• Repair the damaged PST file: In case, you do not have backup of the damaged PST file and you also do not want to compromise with data loss, then the only solution for you is to repair the damaged PST file with a third party restore Outlook PST file software.

Restore Outlook tool is an advanced, outstanding, and output-driven email recovery software, which enables you to restore Outlook PST file with full accuracy. The software scans the damaged PST file, recovers email items, and then prompts you to save the recovered items in PST, EML, MSG, or DBX format. You can select any of these options to save the recovered emails. Restore Outlook PST file software supports all versions of MS Outlook.

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Are you getting the Outlook.pst could not be accessed error message when you start MS Outlook? Due to this error message, you are not able to work with Outlook? Do not worry, just go through this article to know how you can resolve the error message.

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