After I've had the ap running for a while, in the mail window I'll get a
message regarding the unavailability of folders and can't display any
messages. All email is gone (from view) etc. If I shutdown/restart,
everything returns to normal, for a while.
My pst corrupt or too big? Or???
Thanks.
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 12 Mar 2008 22:37 GMT
Might want to include some information with your post if you are asking for
help in a newsgroup.

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> After I've had the ap running for a while, in the mail window I'll get a
> message regarding the unavailability of folders and can't display any
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> Thanks.
Hotkey - 13 Mar 2008 13:30 GMT
files size 125606kb
fat 32
> Might want to include some information with your post if you are asking
> for help in a newsgroup.
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>> Thanks.
John - 13 Mar 2008 17:11 GMT
Size looks ok (under 2GB). Sounds like a corrupt PST or bad HD. Make a
backup copy of the PST then use Scanpst.exe to repair the file.
> files size 125606kb
> fat 32
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>>> Thanks.
Hotkey - 14 Mar 2008 05:48 GMT
> Size looks ok (under 2GB). Sounds like a corrupt PST or bad HD. Make a
> backup copy of the PST then use Scanpst.exe to repair the file.
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>>>> Thanks.
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 13 Mar 2008 21:35 GMT
No. By information I meant useful information. This is a newsgroup. We are
not mind readers. At a minimum in a newsgroup your post should have
included:
1. Whether Outlook ever worked correctly.
2. If so, what steps were taken before it stopped working
3. Mail account types
4. Information store
5. Precise error message
Here are some suggestions on how to use newsgroups:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=555375

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> files size 125606kb
> fat 32
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>>> Thanks.
Hotkey - 17 Mar 2008 03:28 GMT
1 - Worked correctly
2 - No steps taken before the problem but it seems to occur after pc idle
for some time
3 - 2 pop accounts
4 - What is information store?
5 - Precise error message right now is in the viewing pane. It reads "This
item cannot be displayed in reading pane. Open to read the contents. When
I open I get another error message of "Can't open this item. Another
application closed unexpectedly while using your Personal Folders, etc.
Won't be available until you close and reopen"
I've run scanpst.exe but problem still appears.
> No. By information I meant useful information. This is a newsgroup. We are
> not mind readers. At a minimum in a newsgroup your post should have
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>>>> Thanks.
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 17 Mar 2008 10:43 GMT
The error message tells you that you have some other application or add-in
running that accesses your Outlook data file. Only you would know what that
could be. Make sure you have nothing else running that accesses Outlook,
like email scanning for example.

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>1 - Worked correctly
> 2 - No steps taken before the problem but it seems to occur after pc idle
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>>>>> Thanks.
Hotkey - 17 Mar 2008 19:38 GMT
What if I do have another ap "using" Outlook? Like a 3rd party add-on RSS
popper that never caused a problem in the past. Or the Verizon Wireless
Sync ap that has not caused problems in the past. What would cause the
recent change?
> The error message tells you that you have some other application or add-in
> running that accesses your Outlook data file. Only you would know what
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>>>>>> Thanks.
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 17 Mar 2008 21:52 GMT
Anything that accesses Outlook and its data file programmatically can cause
errors in the file, or disrupt the connection between the profile and the
file. That's what the error message is telling you is happening. I've never
seen this error message before.

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> What if I do have another ap "using" Outlook? Like a 3rd party add-on RSS
> popper that never caused a problem in the past. Or the Verizon Wireless
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>>>>>>> Thanks.
Hotkey - 18 Mar 2008 01:03 GMT
Boy that's not good Russ - you been here a looooonnnnnnnngggggggg time!
> Anything that accesses Outlook and its data file programmatically can
> cause errors in the file, or disrupt the connection between the profile
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>>>>>>>> Thanks.
John - 12 Mar 2008 22:39 GMT
> After I've had the ap running for a while, in the mail window I'll get a
> message regarding the unavailability of folders and can't display any
> messages. All email is gone (from view) etc. If I shutdown/restart,
> everything returns to normal, for a while.
>
> My pst corrupt or too big? Or???
What's the PST size now? File system type (NTFS/FAT32)?
Hotkey - 13 Mar 2008 13:22 GMT
file size. fat32.
>> After I've had the ap running for a while, in the mail window I'll get a
>> message regarding the unavailability of folders and can't display any
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>
> What's the PST size now? File system type (NTFS/FAT32)?