Unable to display folder outlook, PST access denied – how to fix this issue?

Outlook PST file consists of emails, contacts, calendar and several other important data and the same is found to undergo corruption time & again. There can be several reasons responsible for PST file corruption and the issues have been increasing instead of being sorted out. One being ‘outlook unable to display the folder' error. This makes it essential for us to have means to be able to fix the associated issue with efficiency. To take over this very purpose outlook is provided with inbox repair tool. The utility repairs PST by analyzing its directory structure & items header. All items contained within the folder could be safely repaired & restored thereafter provided it works properly. It first detects errors existing & thereafter repairs the same, but for some of the severe problems it may not work.

 

In a particular situation like this, when starting outlook the application stops working generating the following error message –

 

“ Unable to display the folder, [path] outlook.pst could not be accessed, access denied ”

 

The erroneous issue persists the same way even after restarting outlook & all your data contained within it remains inaccessible.

 

What causes PST access denied error?

 

Any sort of infection or inconsistency taking place in Outlook due to Virus or application malfunctioning or file corruption could trigger such a problem.

 

How to fix ‘outlook cannot display folder' error?

 

To get rid of the very issue using Scanpst or the inbox repair tool is indeed the first solution that follows & steps to do so are as follows –

 

• Close Microsoft Outlook
• From Start select ‘search or find' and then for locating scanpst.exe type the same in the box
• Now open it and select the outlook PST file to be repaired, alternatively browse option can be used to locate the find if its actual location is not known
• Now its start repairing the file with start button clicked upon, after that close it.

 

 

But, if your files aren't repaired this way, you could opt for chkdsk utility, change the PST location or recreate outlook profile. If problem continues the way it was, it is likely a severe one and can be fixed with the help of advanced third party utility.

 

Outlook repair Tool scans & fix PST irrespective of the issues responsible in safe & complete way. The unable to display the folder error are other problems in accessing PST is sorted out and readable access to the file could then be made.