Fixing Outlook Errors

Outlook is an email application client released and owned by Microsoft. In fact, Outlook, like any such application, is prone to occasional errors. Given below are some Outlook problems usually faced by the customers, and the different steps to fix the issues.

Instructions

Below given are the different errors that you might come across while using Outlook, and the different steps to solve them.

Error 1- Error 0x800420CB

This is a common error encountered in Outlook, where you will not be able to open or read the Outlook messages. This is often a frustrating experience. However, there is no need to worry much as there are simple steps available to fix this issue. This mainly happens when the .dbx files associated with Outlook become corrupted. Follow the below mentioned steps to fix this error.

• Navigate to the Tools menu of your Outlook program.
• Following that you need to select the option, Accounts.
• From the Tab options, click Mail.
• From there, select the option, Duplicate Mail Account.
• Finally, click the option Remove.

Executing these steps would most likely solve the Outlook Error 0x800420CB. If this does not help you in solving the error, then locate the Outlook .dbx file and rename it by using a tool called Windows Search Utility.
Error 2- Not able to delete Outlook emails

Sometimes, you will get an Outlook error, where you will be not able to delete the emails in your inbox.  Like other errors, this error is also due to the corruption of some Outlook files. However, this problem can be solved easily by following the below given steps.

• Navigate to the Trash folder and copy all the messages from this folder to another folder.
• Next, shut down the Outlook application on your machine.
• Access the Windows Settings and display the hidden files and folders.
• After that, search for the Deleted Items.dbx file.
• After locating the file, delete it.

Error 3- Not able to receive emails in Outlook
This is another error faced by many Outlook customers. Like other errors, this too can be solved very easily using the steps given below.

• Go to your inbox and delete all the unwanted emails from the folder.
• Else, make a copy of these emails in a separate folder in your system hard disk.
• Finally, increase the space chosen for the Outlook email account.

The above given instructions will solve the different Outlook problems. For any further assistance, you may get in touch with our technical support team.