Tool to eliminate Outlook 0x80040116 Error Message

Fix Outlook Error

Microsoft Outlook brings many benefits and advantages, but it is also quite frustrating when you come across errors while accessing Microsoft Outlook. And one such very common error message encountered by many users is "Outlook.pst cannot be accessed-0x80040116". This error message denies proper functioning of MS Outlook and results in inaccessibility of Outlook elements like e-mails, contacts, calendar entries, etc. Usually such kind of error message occurs when a user starts Outlook application. This error arises in various forms few on them are listed below:

• "Outlook.pst cannot be accessed "0x80040116"
• "Sending and receiving reported error (0x80040116): unknown error 0x80040116"
• "Outlook.pst cannot be accessed - 0x80040116 (where "Outlook.pst" is the name of the PST file)"

You get such error codes in several situations, some of them include when you are opening Outlook application, while trying to open a PST file, while clicking the Send / Receive emails button, while trying to view Outlook's Personal Folders settings and many other instances. However there are many ways through which you can eliminate the error message, but before moving with the resolutions let us see some of the main causes behind 0x80040116 error code.

Reasons behind Outlook 0x80040116 Error Message:

• Corrupt or broken Personal Storage Table (PST) file, a PST file is table where all Outlook elements like emails, notes, attachments etc are stores hence any corrupt to this file will result in Outlook 0x80040116 error code
• If Outlook PST file is damaged due to 2 GB PST file size limit
• Corruption to PST file due to virus / malware infection
• Improper termination of MS Outlook application when PST file in use
• When connection between server and Outlook application is improperly terminated while sending or receiving purpose
• Other reasons include improper system termination, application malfunction, hardware failure etc

Remedies:

You may use Scanpst.exe (Inbox Repair Tool) to resolve this error message; however the inbox repair tool takes long time to fix the error and sometimes even reports that no errors were found. This tool even fails to fix severely corrupt PST file and using it further leads to more damage. You may also try to using "2 GB Truncation" tool to fix the issue, and last this error message is related to Account settings in MS Outlook, hence it is highly recommended to recheck the settings and make any correction if requires. Even after using these tools and techniques if you are not able to fix 0x80040116 error code. Then you need to rely on reliable third party repair software.

About Remo Repair Outlook:

Remo Repair Outlook is a fantastic application, which helps users to eliminate 0x80040116 error code, the software rigorously scans and repairs your severely corrupt PST file and transforms it into a healthy PST file. Many users use this application because the software by default recovers all deleted Outlook items such as emails, contacts, calendars, notes, attachments, journals etc while fixing PST file. More to this the tool doesn't add or remove any contents from PST file while repair process. Furthermore the application can used to fix PST file created on all latest versions of Outlook like Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2003, 2007 and Outlook 2010.

Few useful Tips:

• Backup your Outlook PST file, prior to deletion or repair process
• Immediately stop using your Outlook application when you come across any error notifications
• Update your antivirus software to scan and remove malwares causing PST file corruption
• Don't share your important PST file on unknown computer networks

Steps to fix "outlook.pst cannot be accessed - 0x80040116" error :

Step 1: Download and install Outlook PST Repair software to your Windows computer. Open the software and start the repair process. Choose any of the three options from the main screen. Click on "Open PST File" option to open your PST file if you know the exact PST file location. Click on "Find PST File" option to search for your corrupt PST file or choose "Select Outlook Profile" option to open the PST file if you have multiple Outlook user accounts/profiles.

Figure A: Main Screen

Step 2: Choose the appropriate scanning method. Browse for the destination location and click "Next" button

Figure B: Choose Destination Location

Step 3: After the successful completion of the repair process, software will display you the information of Outlook attibutes like contacts, notes, tasks, journals etc

Figure C: Repaired PST File