Outlook PST File Fix and Repair

You will get this error message when you have a 0×80040600 error;

“An unknown error has occurred. 0×80040600″

Basically this means that one of your PST file is corrupt and will not work creating problems for your whole Outlook, you will need to run a PST repair software to fix the corrupt file.

Click the link below to download the PST file repair software and to fix the 0×80040600 error.

Download PST repair software to fix 0×80040600 error

If you recieve this error code it means that one of your PST files is corrupted and no longer will work. This could be due to a variety of reasons from oversized to corrupted.

To fix this error you can just delete the error file or run this PST repair software;

• Download the software here – PST repair software
• Run the exe
• Follow the instructions of the software, it will run through all the process you need to do to repair the corrupted file

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As you may know all PST files prior to Outlook 2003 were a slightly different format to those PST files after, so if you want to find out what format your PST file is in you can do this;

• Open Outlook
• Open the file menu and click Data File Management
• Click the data files tab
• Find the file you want to check and click settings
• View the format field
• It will show format field one of two options
  • Personal Folders File (97-2002) – This shows that your PST file is in the old format
  • Personal Folders File – Shows that your PST file is in the new format

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If you are trying to create a .pst file in Outlook 2003 you will notice that it is slightly different to the previous versions of Outlook. The new .pst files are now called Microsoft Office Personal Folders file format.

If you want to create a pst file in Outlook 2003 just do this;

• Open Outlook 2003
• Click file
• Click new then outlook data file
• Find the types of storage area
• Click Office Outlook Personal Folders File (.pst)
• or Click Outlook 97-2002 Personal Folders File (.pst) to create a new Outlook .pst file that is compatible with earlier versions of Outlook
• Click ok
• Find the file name box and give your file a name and click ok
• You will now find your new .pst file in the All Mail Folders List

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All PST files do have a size limit and have improved since the early days of Outlook.

Here is a small table showing the size limits of the different versions of outlook;

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Maximum Size of a PST File in Outlook – More Details Here

Do you want to just save an Outlook email so you can open it whenever without necessarily opening Outlook?

You will find that if you leave it in the PST file format there is a chance that it will become corrupt and you will lose the email, so what is the best way to save it elsewhere?

Here are 2 options for you to save an Outlook email not in the PST format;

Save it to Desktop

• Open Outlook
• Hold down the ctrl key
• Click on the email and drag it to your desktop
• The message will now be in a .msg format
• You can now view the message whenever you want from your desktop as long as Outlook is installed on your computer (you don’t need to open Outlook to view the message either)

Save it as HTML

• Open Outlook
• Navigate to the message you want to save
• Click file – save as
• Select a name and location
• Click save
• Done

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Do you want to know how to merge two PST files together, just follow these points;

• Make backup copies of both PST files
• Rename the restored version of Mailbox.pst to Mailbox1.pst
• Copy Mailbox1.pst to the directory that contains the working version of Mailbox.pst
• Add Mailbox1.pst to your active profile using steps 5 through 8
• From the Tools menu in the Viewer, click Options and then the Services tab
• In the The Following Information Services Are Set Up In This Profile dialog box, click Personal Information Store, and then click Add
• In the The Following Information Services Are Set Up In This Profile box, click Personal Information Store, and then click Add
• In the Available Information Services box, click Mailbox1.pst and then click the OK
• Keep clicking the OK button until all open dialog boxes are closed

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Here is a quick demonstration on how to add a PST file to Outlook 2007;

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Make a PST file for Outlook 2007

Do you need to import PST files in Outlook, well then just follow these points;

• If the .pst file that you want to import is stored on a removable device insert or connect the storage device, and then copy the .pst file to the hard disk drive of the computer
  • When you copy the .pst file, make sure that the Read-Only attribute is not selected. If this attribute is selected, you might receive the following error message:
  • The specified device, file, or path could not be accessed. It may have been deleted, it may be in use, you may be experiencing network problems, or you may not have sufficient permission to access it. Close any application using this file and try again.
• If you receive this error message, clear the Read-Only attribute, and then copy the file again.
• Open Outlook
• On the File menu, click Import And Export. If the command is not available, rest the pointer over the chevrons at the bottom of the menu, and then click Import and Export
• Click Import from another program or file, and then click Next
• Click Personal Folder File (.pst), and then click Next
• Type the path and the name of the .pst file that you want to import, and then click Next
• Select the folder that you want to import. To import everything in the .pst file, select the top of the hierarchy
• Click Finish

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Do you need to export specific Outlook folders rather than the whole PST file to be used in another program, well follow this and you should be able to do it;

• Open Outlook
• Select File/Import and Export
• Choose Export to a File
• Click Next
• Chose the type of file you’d like to export your data into
• Click Next
• Select the folder and/or subfolders with the data you want to expor
• Click Next
• Chose a name for the file and select where Outlook should save it

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