How To Repair Outlook?

Microsoft Outlook has been around since 1997 and has found its way into almost every office PC on the planet. With an easy-to-use interface, incredible features, and versatile applications, Outlook has grown to become a crowd favorite.

However, just like any other application, you may have a day when Outlook is unable to work, causing you to miss deadlines or face major setbacks. In this article, we will learn how to repair Outlook ourselves with a few viable solutions.

What To Expect When Faced With Common Outlook Errors?

1. Unable to send or receive emails- When Outlook is damaged or corrupted, you may be unable to send or receive emails.
2. The application Crashes or Freezes – You can face frequent crashes while using the application, it could happen randomly or when performing certain actions.
3. Unable to Open the Outlook application – the most obvious sign that you need to fix Outlook is when the application simply refuses to open.
4. Outlook Error messages – The second most obvious sign (after Outlook not opening) is seeing an Outlook error message. These messages are often accompanied by error codes like 0x800CCC67,0x800CCC13,0x80004005 etc.

How to Repair Outlook?

Since there are several ways to go about it, we can categorize our solutions into 3 parts

1. Preliminary Checks
2. Basic Outlook Troubleshooting
3. Repair Outlook solutions

1. Preliminary Checks

A. Check Internet Connection- The Wifi icon only represents your connection to your router, to ensure that you are getting a strong connection try playing a few YouTube videos.

B. Restart the Computer- A safe bet. If your Outlook application is facing a minor hitch, restarting your computer should do the trick.

2. Basic Outlook Troubleshooting

After your preliminary checks, troubleshooting will help us eliminate any basic issues before escalating the the more advanced solutions.

2.1. Run Outlook in Safe Mode

Opening Outlook in safe mode will disable all add-ins. To open Outlook in safe mode follow the steps below-

1. Use the Windows + R shortcut to open Run Command.

2. Type in Outlook.exe /safe and click on OK.

3. Select the respective Outlook profile and click on OK.

2.2. Disable Conflicting Add-ins

Conflicting add-ins can cause several issues, try disabling them to see if that fixes your issue. If you are unable to access Outlook, try opening it Safe Mode.

1. Open Outlook in safe mode. (steps mentioned above)

2. Click on File.

3. Click on Options.

4. Access the Add-ins tab by clicking on Add-ins in the left-hand column.

5. Select Com-addins and click on Go.

6. Uncheck all the boxes and click on OK.

2.3. Update Outlook

using an outdated Outlook application can cause a lot of compatibility issues and prevent you from using the latest features. You can easily update Outlook by following the instructions below-

1. Open Outlook.

2. Click on File.

3. In the left-hand column click on Office Account.

4. Click on Update Options and select Update Now.

3. Repair Outlook solutions

If none of the solutions worked so far, there is a good chance that your Outlook application will be damaged or corrupted.

If none of the solutions worked so far, there is a good chance that your Outlook application will be damaged or corrupted.

3.1. Repair Outlook using the Quick Repair Option

To repair corrupt Outlook, you can use the Quick Repair option via Microsoft settings. You can try it out for yourself by following the instructions below-

1. Open Windows Settings.

2. Click on apps in the left-hand column and select Installed apps.

3. Locate Microsoft Office.

4. Click on the 3 dots and select Modify.

5. Select the Quick Repair option and click on Repair to begin the repair
process.

If this does not work out, the problem may lie with your PST file. The next 2 methods will help you repair corrupted PST files.

3.2. Repair PST File using ScanPST

ScanPST is an inbuilt PST repair tool that you can use easily to repair damaged PST files. You can follow the steps below-

1. Open ScanPST, you can locate it using the given pathways-

• Outlook 2021: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16
• Outlook 2019: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16
• Outlook 2016: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16

2. Use the Browse… option to import the damaged Outlook PST file and click on Start.

3. After the Scanning process, check the box to create a backup of the scan file before repairing

4. Using the Browse… option, select a save location for the repaired PST file.

5. Click on Repair to begin the PST repair process.

6. Verify the results.

3.3. Repair PST File Using Rikvr

If ScanPSt was unable to repair your PST you may want to give a professional PST repair tool a shot. Over here we are using Rikvr Repair For Outlook.

After Downloading and opening the Outlook repair software, you can follow the instructions below to repair your PST file-

1. Import the Corrupted PST file using one of the following options-

• Open Default PST File- Imports PST file from the default location
• Select PST File Manually- manually browse and select the corrupted PST file
• Find All Your PST Files- The software scans the entire drive and lists out all the available PST files.

2. Choose a scan option, select a save location, and click on Repair to begin the repair process.

3. View the report and click on Save.

Conclusion

Outlook can be stubborn at times. A little patience to understand the issue at hand and implement a solution goes a long way. I hope that you were able to repair Outlook and resume using it as you normally would. If you have any queries or feedback that you would like to contribute please do reach out.

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