How to fix Outlook OST error?

There are several reasons for these errors. Every error has its own error which can be solved easily. I don’t know about all these errors but I want a few which I am discussing here.

Error Code 0x800CCC0F – It appears when an antivirus program is enabled in Outlook and its settings cause problems.

Solution – Check antivirus program’s email scanning settings. If your antivirus has a scanning feature, you have to make a proper balance among outlook and your antivirus.

Error code 0x8004210a – when the server timed out waiting for a response from the receiving server.

Solution – In this case, you need to increase server timeouts to fix this error.

Error – Outlook OST file is in use and cannot be accessed – It occurs when Outlook is shut down suddenly or there is corruption in OST file.

Solution – In this situation, you need to repair your OST file.

Ok, Thank you for the help. Is there anyone who can help me to find out the reasons behind other error codes?

Hi, I have also faced two errors from the above list and I know the reason behind them. I am discussing these two here.

Error code 0x80070002 – The error appears when you try to add or set up a new Outlook email client.

Solution – there are several solutions to fix the error.

• Check date and time settings
• Remove Windows update files
• Use Windows Update troubleshooter

SMTP server name – sending and receiving the reported error – This means Outlook is unable to connect to your outgoing email server.

Solution – Contact your server administrator if this error comes repeatedly.

Here are the reason and solution behind Error code 0x8004210B. The error code appears when a user is trying to send mail.

There are three fast ways to resolve this error –

• Windows Software update
• Spyware and viruses
• Cleaning your registry

Microsoft provided an inbuilt solution named Scanost.exe that can help you to resolve the issue. Sometimes, it works swiftly to resolve the OST error.

Can anyone elaborate the working of Scanost.exe as I am not aware of the steps of this solution?

Here are the steps to repair Outlook Inbox with Scanost.exe –

• Search scanost.exe application and run it
• The dialog box opens, go to the Browse button
• Select the path of the particular corrupted .ost file
• Click on start button to start the repair process
• Click on Repair
• A message shows repair complete once the process is completed

Hi, I am unable to perform the steps of scanost.exe as I am a non-technical person. Can you please suggest me any other method to recover OST file?

You can try OST Recovery third-party tool that helps you to recover corrupted OST files with few simple steps. Any technical or non-technical person can easily handle the application and get the OST recovery in a short time period. Here is the useful link, you can find –http://www.osttopstapp.com/ost-recovery.html