You had bought a new system and had to move PST file to it. But after moving the file and setting up the account, you are unable to access Outlook data file. Every time you try to access the file, you get an error message stating – “Outlook data file cannot be accessed”.
If you are unable to access Outlook data file or send email, and instead get an error message that says your Outlook data file cannot be accessed after moving PST or upgrading either Outlook or Windows OS, then it’s a clear sign that your Outlook profile is corrupt. The corrupt Outlook data file has to be fixed to get back access.
How to Fix Error – “Outlook data file cannot be accessed”?
A missing or corrupt Outlook data file can also result in 0x8004010f error when trying to send / receive emails. If the error occurs after changing Outlook PST file location, after upgrading existing Outlook to a new version, or upgrading to latest Windows OS, then try to find the exact location of .pst file. Next create a new Outlook file or import PST file to default location which would fix your issue.
In case, the error is a result of PST file corruption and the method stated above doesn’t work, then a more efficient way of fixing the corrupt Outlook data file is required. For repairing corrupt Outlook data file, Remo Repair Outlook PST tool comes handy. The software will quickly fix corrupt Outlook PST file of any Outlook version.
Download Remo Repair Outlook PST software and install it on your computer. Launch the tool and follow the instructions.
Step 1: After launching the software, select the corrupt PST file to be repaired using - “Open PST File” or “Find PST File” or “Select Outlook Profile” option.
Step 2: Choose the appropriate scanning method, and click on “Browse” button to select the destination to save repaired file, then click “Repair”.
Step 3: Once the PST file is fixed, you can preview the recovered data.
Remo Outlook Repair software fixes all issues in Outlook data file even when ScanPST.exe fails to fix it. If the PST file location is not known, the tool automatically searches for the PST file, and fixes the selected Outlook Personal folder file with ease. It repairs various errors associated with Outlook like – “not a valid PST file”, “The file doesn’t exist”, and so on.