MS Outlook is an email application that is part of the MS Office product suite. However, it can be obtained as a standalone application as well. It is extensively used for enhancing corporate communications by means of sending and receiving emails, fixing meetings, managing contacts, etc. All such Outlook data can be optionally stored in a PST (Personal Storage Table) file, which is a completely portable file. However, at times you are not able to view the emails after downloading them. Such issues can occur due to corruption in the PST files. The reasons for PST corruption could either be virus infections, CRC errors, abrupt system shutdown, etc. In such cases, you should try to recover Outlook using some in-built methods. If you are not able to fix the issue, then you should use a third-party MS Outlook recovery software to do the needful.
Consider a scenario wherein you are using Outlook 2003 in your system. When you start Outlook, there are some emails that are to be downloaded. When the emails are downloaded, an error message is displayed, that is:
“File path\filename.pst could not be accessed. Data error. Cyclic redundancy check.” OR Data error (cyclic redundancy check)
In addition, you are not able to view some of the downloaded messages. Also, when you click the Deleted Items folder to view the deleted emails, the following error message is displayed:
“Error 0×80040116”
Cause:
The root cause of this problematic situation is that the PST file that you are using has corrupted.
Resolution:
The resolution to this erroneous situation involves two phases. They are:
· Running chkdsk to find errors on hard disk: You should run chkdsk /f from the command prompt. Then, start Outlook and check if the problem is still there. If the problem persists, then use the next method.
· Recreating the PST file: You should recreate Outlook.pst (its default name) file by using Inbox Repair (Scanpst.exe) tool. This tool repairs the index headers of the PST file.
Outlook will work fine after performing the aforementioned methods. However, in case you are still getting the same error message it means that the PST file has corrupted to a greater extent. For such cases, you should use a third-party MS Outlook recovery software to do the needful. Such Outlook recovery tools are read-only in nature and recover Outlook components using fast yet sophisticated scanning algorithms.
Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is an MS Outlook recovery software that is able to recover Outlook components from any logical corruption. It restores various Outlook objects such as emails, calendar items, tasks, journals, contacts, etc. In addition, this Microsoft Outlook recovery utility preserves the formatting of RTF and HTML emails. This Outlook recovery software is designed to repair PST files created in Outlook 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000. It is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000.
