{"id":1259,"date":"2020-09-25T19:35:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T14:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/blog\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2020-11-04T13:15:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T07:45:52","slug":"fix-error-outlook-data-file-cannot-be-configured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/blog\/fix-error-outlook-data-file-cannot-be-configured\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix Error- &#8220;Outlook OST data cannot be configured&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"last-updated\">Last updated on November 4th, 2020 at 01:15 pm<\/p>\n<p>MS Outlook is an excellent way to communicate with your clients, but this overly popular software may sometimes not work properly when a corruption error enters in Outlook. In this blog, we focus on the best solutions to easily resolve those OST file corruption problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reasons for the error &#8220;Outlook OST data cannot be configured<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"175\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/outlook-data-file-cannot-be-configured.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1262\"><figcaption>Outlook Data File Cannot be Configured<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Accidental deletion of Outlook OST files can be the reason for this error.<br><\/li><li>The server crash or other type of internet connection problems. <br><\/li><li>Virus attack\/Malware or logical error in Outlook OST file.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"highlight-cyan-light\" align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Most Powerfull Solution to Resolve all Outlook OST Errors<\/b><\/p>\n<hr>\n        <p><em>Try <b>eSoftTools <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/ost-recovery\/\">OST Recovery<\/a> tool<\/b> that supports to resolve all OST file related problem and additionally offers to repair NST and PST file of Outlook.<\/em><p>\n        <div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/download\/esoft-ostrecovery-df.exe\"><button class=\"btn btn-primary\"><i class=\"fa fa-download\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Download Now<\/button><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-resolve-this-error-outlook-ost-data-cannot-be-configured\" class=\"has-text-white-color has-background has-background-light-green wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to resolve this error- <strong>Outlook OST data cannot be configured<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, that the user knows the possible reasons behind the error message, there are various ways to resolve this issue. The simplest among them is to uninstall the Outlook and re-launch it once again and verify the files are available on the system. In this way, the user can easily resolve the error and if it doesn\u2019t work out, you can walk through the below-mentioned steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"manually-fix-this-ost-file-error\" class=\"has-text-white-color has-background has-background-light-green wp-block-heading\"><strong>Manually fix this OST file error- <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>MS Outlook saves the OST file that includes a lot of information. If the user faces a challenge with ost files then those files need to be repaired. Here are the steps on how to do it easily<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are the steps on how to do it easily<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Exit from Outlook<\/li><li>Go to control panel and select Mail<\/li><li>Now, a dialogue box with the mail setup will appear and from there you can select mail accounts.<\/li><li>Select the data file tab and the exchange account<\/li><li>Open file location<\/li><li>Visit file explorer window<\/li><li>Right-click the OST file and delete it<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Next time when you will open the Outlook account a new OST file will be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"rapid-solution-to-resolve-ost-file-errors\" class=\"has-text-white-color has-background has-background-light-blue wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rapid Solution to Resolve OST file errors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The manual methods take a toll of time and it will not be able to recover data if the OST file is corrupt. So, it is better to try a revolutionary software offered by <strong>eSoftTools.<\/strong> This <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/convert-ost-to-pst.html\">OST to PST Recovery<\/a> tool<\/strong> is the best way to fix all OST file related errors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"key-features-of-ost-to-pst-tool\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key features of OST to PST Tool<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This tool supports converting OST files to different formats like- PST, MSG, vCard, CSV, MBOX, HTML, etc.<br><\/li><li>It is compatible with different versions of Window based Operating system.<br><\/li><li>The software is a simple way to remove all types of OST file corruption problems.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you are a novice or beginner and wish to fix OST files this method is the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Software working process<\/strong>:- <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OST to PST Converter\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3VY1NrX-GAk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated on November 4th, 2020 at 01:15 pm MS Outlook is an excellent way to communicate with your clients, but this overly popular software may sometimes not work properly when a corruption error enters in Outlook. 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