An outlook OST file is the replica of the file stored in the MS Exchange server. It allows users to work without an internet connection. There are some situations where while accessing the OST file it shows an error message. Sometimes it shows you an error- “Errors Have Been Detected in the File Xxx.Ost ".
Errors are created because of many reasons as given below.
- Synchronization issues
- Exchange Server migration
- Issue in hardware
- Power breakdown
- The issue with the internet connectivity
- Exchange Server is down
- OST file got corrupted
- Issues with the Outlook profile
- Multiple trying to access the alike OST file
- Abnormal exit from Outlook
Ways to fix Outlook error
I am going to describe some manual steps to solve the OST file error and get rid of “Errors Have Been Detected in the File Xxx.Ost ". I hope it will help you. Here, I will discuss some of the ways which allow you to solve the error,
- Disable Cached Exchange Mode and remove the old OST data. Restart the Outlook and again enable the cached exchange mode.
- Synchronization error
Synchronize when the Exchange server is online or running well, server down may lead to synchronization problem in Outlook.
- Recreating a profile can lead to solving this issue
It may happen that the OST is not accessible because of the issue with the settings of the Outlook profile. So, for that, you need to create the profile again.
- OST file integrity check tool
OST integrity check tool is an inbuilt tool to help resolve issues related to synchronization as it detects all the problems related to synchronization. It compares the OST file and the data stored in the exchange server and solves the issues by matching the data.
- Create a new OST file
When there is a change in the server or when you reset the exchange server.
If the above-given solution doesn't work then try any third-party software which is capable to repair OST file. Here are many OST file recovery softwares, I would like to mention some perfect and advanced solutions such as:
- MailsDaddy OST to PST Converter
- QuickMigrations for Convert OST to PST
- MailsSoftware OST to PST Converter
- A2ZMigrations OST to PST Converter
- SysBud OST to PST Converter
These are the most honest solutions to solve all kinds of OST file errors. After successful recovery of the corrupted OST file, you have to convert the OST file into PST using the tool and save it in any location. Because, if you want to use corrupted OST mailbox data in MS Exchange Server or MS Outlook, then you have only one option, that is OST to PST Conversion. An Outlook supports only PST files to import external data. You can download, install, and run all these softwares in any Windows and for any Microsoft Outlook.