Microsoft Outlook has two file formats on which it works that are OST and PST.OST which stands for Offline Storage Table works in the offline mode whereas PST stands for Personal Storage Table that works in the online mode. Outlook OST file and PST file are the left and right legs of the software. If any one of them stops working then the other also suffers.

Significance of OST files in Outlook

Microsoft Outlook makes a copy of all the mail exchange boxes in the offline mode.OST file. So that if there is no internet connection and the server is not available then also you can work on Outlook OST file in the offline mode without hindering your work.

Outlook OST file and its synchronization

Outlook internal error 0000000E comes while synchronization of the files among the exchange server and outlook OST file or if the Outlook data file cannot be accessed.

These things usually happen when the user is establishing the connection between the outlook data file location and exchange server and the connection could not be successfully built between the two.

Fixing of corrupt OST file and Outlook internal error 0000000E

In the previous paragraph, it is explained that the error persists to corrupt the OST file. To overcome the synchronization error, we have two methods are as follows:

1. Manual Method
2. Professional Method Let’s study both methods:

1. Manual Method

We can use the manual method to repair the corrupted outlook OST file by using Scanost.exe. It is a tool provided by Microsoft for the synchronization errors in OST files that are minor.

For repairing of corrupted outlook OST file follow the below steps:

1. First, find the outlook OST file location windows 10 or XP or any other windows version that you are using by going to the location Drive D:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook.

2. If your MS Outlook is still open, close it before you move
3. Search exe in the windows bar and open the folder in which scanost.exe and scanpst.exe are placed.

4. Under general click on properties and then click on Always use this profile option. Here a Drop-down menu opens up, click on the Outlook option and press
5. Now, select your desired file from the Profile name list and then click on connect
6. Tick on the Repair error box and let the OST integrity do the work and check for the errors in the OST file.

4. Select Begin Scanost will do the necessary.

Demerits of Using Manual Method

1. exe was removed by Microsoft after the Outlook 2007 version.
2. You can not get the desired results for large OST corrupted files.
3. It is a troublesome process with lots of
4. You will not be able to get the mails that are deleted
5. Only and only synchronization problems can be rectified using this method and other issues cannot be fixed.

2. Professional Method

The professional method is the one in which we use a DRS Convert OST to PST tool. This tool helps in converting the OST files to PST, MSG, MBOX, JSON, EML, GMAIL, etc. You can easily remove the duplicate items and can also convert the corrupted OST file. It helps you to save attachments associated with your PDF file. It is made in such a way that you do not need to be a techy guy to perform the operations. It comes with a demo version where you

can convert OST to PST up to 50 mails free of cost. It comes with a search option where you can find the single OST file easily. The software is made in such a way that it can run on any version of windows also data integrity is maintained throughout.

Conclusion

In the article, I explained both the manual as well as the Professional Method. If you would ask me about the method to follow to recover corrupted Outlook OST files. I would suggest you go for Professional OST to PST converter tool by DRS. As you can see there are a lot of issues with the Manual Method. Moreover, 100% data recovery is not enforced. While on the other hand Professional OST to PST tool has all the capabilities that you are looking forward to.