| Are you encountering an error message while | | | | time you try to access your PST file. |
| access your MS Outlook components? Is your | | | | Cause: |
| PST (Personal Storage) file unusable with MS | | | | Your MS Outlook PST file is corrupted/damaged. |
| Outlook? These situations primarily occur when | | | | Resolution: |
| your PST is corrupt or damaged. Few main | | | | To resolve all the above error messages and to |
| causes liable for the file damage are application | | | | access the file: |
| malfunction, operating system corruption, header | | | | Restore the PST file from an adequate backup. |
| damage, and malicious software like virus. Data | | | | If backup is unavailable, then you will need to |
| from a file can not be accessed if the file is | | | | repair the file using the in-built repair utility known |
| corrupted. For such situations, you will need to | | | | as Inbox Repair Tool. To use this utility, you will |
| restore the file from an updated backup. But, with | | | | need to: |
| inaccessibility of a valid file backup, you will need | | | | 1.Exit from MS Outlook. |
| to take help of Inbox Repair tool or opt for | | | | 2.Enable 'Show hidden files and folders' option. |
| advanced PST Recovery software. | | | | 3.Click 'Start' and choose 'Search' option. Type |
| The above scenario can be explained by any of | | | | 'Scanpst.exe' in Search box. |
| the underneath error messages: | | | | 4.Open the utility by double-clicking the |
| "Outlook.pst can not be accessed - 0x80040116" | | | | Scanpst.exe. |
| Or | | | | 5.Browse to the PST file and click Start. |
| "An unknown error has occurred. 0x80040116" | | | | 6.Click OK. |
| Or | | | | In most cases, the file is repaired by following the |
| "Error 0x80040116" | | | | above steps. However, if the tool fails to repair |
| Or | | | | the file, then you need to opt for PST Recovery |
| "Unknown Error 0x80040116" | | | | solutions. These third-party PST Recovery |
| You can not access the data saved in the PST | | | | Software use effective repair techniques to repair |
| after the above error message pops up on your | | | | corrupted file after almost all logical corruption |
| screen. The same error message appears every | | | | scenarios. |