Your Outlook may slow down or you might receive an error message if you have been using Microsoft Outlook. If outlook.pst is the name of your personal storage file, then one of error messages displayed may be:
• Outlook.pst cannot be accessed - 0x80040116
• Cannot start outlook error
Damage index of the file is the reason why this happens. Outlook starts performing slow operations and accessing Outlook files become difficult whenever the index is damaged. So you have to scan and repair your system to fix this problem. A number of unavoidable reasons like abrupt system shut down, virus attack, unexpected power cut software and malware malfunctioning can all corrupt your Outlook PST files. Damage to your PST file means loss of contacts, calendar items, crucial emails, notes, to-do lists, journals etc.
How to repair “Cannot Start Outlook” error?
Given below are two methods to help you recover corrupted Outlook PST files:
1. Scanpst.exe:
This is a default tool for repairing PST. Microsoft’s Inbox Repair tool will solve the problem in such situations. A major disadvantage of the scanpst.exe is that you can use this facility only for repairing corrupt pst files that have header corruption and cannot be used to fix any other issues. Even if you use the Inbox Repair Tool to repair PST, it might not report errors. Using some other third party software is recommended.
2. Third party tool to recover PST file: You will have to get the help of some professional Outlook recovery tool for this. You can recover Outlook and possible error issues using these commercial tools. To recover emails from broken PST files that are corrupted due to the 2 GB limitation, you can use SysTools. Users can also recover deleted Outlook items using this software. This application can efficiently recover all items such as drafts, emails, contacts, calendars, journals, notes, tasks, etc from the corrupt PST files. The damaged PST file is thoroughly scanned and then the recovery software will work to repair MS Outlook. The software creates a new copy of the file on your computer’s hard disk after the PST repair Microsoft process. The supported version of MS Outlook email application allows you to easily access this file.
If you cannot resolve the error even after trying these steps, then it would be better to get professional help. Thank you!
