Troubleshoot “Data error (cyclic redundancy check)” in Outlook
Though MS Outlook is an efficient e-mail client server that facilitates the users with flawless communication but in some situations users may face error while working with it. In some situations you may face an error message in outlook while you are downloading the attachment and e-mails from your Outlook. In this situation you are not able to access the downloaded file as you may get following error messages:
“File path\filename.pst could not be accessed, Data error. Cyclic redundancy check”
OR
“Data error (cyclic redundancy check)”
The error results in as situation in which you are totally unable to view the downloaded Outlook PST files.
The main reason behind the cyclic redundancy check error is the corruption of the PST. It may happen that PPST files get corrupted while downloading and thus results in a situation in which the data stored in the PST files become completely inaccessible.
Resolution:
You may try out these steps to resolve cyclic redundancy check error in Outlook:
- Firstly locate Outlook.pst folder in the system.
- Right click and rename the folder PST file.
- Now open this newly created PST file and try to repair it using scanpst.exe tool in Outlook.
Scanpst.exe is an inbuilt application that is designed to repair corrupted or damaged files in Outlook but in some rare condition when the Outlook file is heavily damaged or corrupted it fails to repair corrupted Outlook file. Thus in this situation you need to use a third party toll to repair corrupted PST file.
Microsoft PST recovery software is an efficient software that npt only easily repairs corrupted PST file but also restores data lost from Outlook account. It is embedded with advanced mechanism that scans for corrupted PST files and repairs it. It restores deleted or lost items in Outlook such as mails, messages, notes etc. It is an easy to use software that works efficiently with all the versions of Outlook.
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