Errors Detected in OST File and Synchronization Fails

When you configure Microsoft Outlook to use offline folder (OST), when using Exchange Server, the synchronization process might sometimes fail. In such cases, any error codes thus generated are logged in a Deleted Items folder message with subject line 'Synchronization Log' . These errors describe point of failure and other description. Since the OST file cannot be synchronized, it remains unusable with Outlook.

Unknown error 0x80040116 - What is it and How to Fix this Error in MS Outlook?

Microsoft Outlook is used for managing email communication along with organizing other objects of Outlook like tasks, calendar entries etc. Everything works smoothly until and unless you receive an error reported in Outlook or when Outlook shows unusual behavior. You make strong efforts to identify the reason behind this but no results as the real cause of such behavior of Outlook is the PST file corruption.

Inbox Repair Tool to Repair Corrupt PST files

inbox repair tool or scanpst
Inbox Repair Tool
Inbox Repair Tool is a free inbuilt utility of Microsoft Outlook, which is used to repair and restore damaged or corrupted Outlook PST file. When you run the tool, it performs a detail scan of your PST file and reports any error it found. The scanpst.exe (Inbox repair tool) utility also advises you to create a backup copy of the file which is necessary to prevent further damage. Scanpst.exe utility recover folders and items from a corrupted .pst file or .ost file in Microsoft Outlook 2002, Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007,2010, 2013, and Outlook 2016.

Restoring Data from an OST after Deleting the Mailbox

A person using MS Outlook must be most probably using, MS Exchange Server for email account. MS Outlook and Exchange Server together is a great combination for online and offline messaging support. MS Outlook also supports accessing Hotmail account messages.
 
No email server can be certified as the best one. But popularity of Exchange and MS Outlook gives them an edge over others. MS Outlook serves as the mail-client that supports storing tasks, events, notes, journals, mails and addresses. It allows working offline by help of OST (offline storage) files. OST files, when online, are an exact duplicate of the user mailbox on Exchange server. OST files can be considered as slave replicas of the server- based folders. If the mailbox at server is deleted accidentally or intentionally, the OST file gets orphaned.

0x8004010F Error - Resolving Exchange Server Error 0x8004010F An object could not be found

A business enterprise decided to install a new Exchange Server. Default 'Address List' of the already installed Exchange Server used the server as Address List Server. But now, after installation of new server, the organization is facing a problem that the Outlook OST files, configured for running in Cached mode, are not able to download the address book. If a user tries to synchronize the offline address list on a MS Exchange Server 2003/2007/2010/2013 server in MS Office Outlook 2003/2007/2010/2013 by help of address book, an exchange server error message"Task 'Microsoft Exchange Server' reported error (0x800f010F): 'The operation failed.  An object could not be found." is shown. After the synchronization fails, if a client tries to send an e-mail the same error message may again get displayed.