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Outlook does not close properly

Barry Alllen ~ Modified: April 26th, 2016 ~ ~ 1 Minute Reading

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    Barry Alllen
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    25 pts

    Hi everyone,

    My Outlook is not getting closed since yesterday evening, it is showing following error message:

    “The data file <filename> was not closed properly. This file is being checked for problems”

    What kind of file it is?

    I’ve goggled about this issue but unable find the exact cause which is responsible for this error to occur in Outlook.

    Anyone is there who can help me.

    Regards,

    Barry

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    Michael Scofield
    Moderator
    20 pts

    Hi Barry,

    This is a common error in Outlook that occurs mostly in case if Outlook is open by another process. You need to close Outlook from every processes where it is opened using Task Manager.

    Here is the steps:
    Right click the status bar of the Windows to open Task Manager.
    Click Start Task Manager >> select Outlook.exe >> click End Process.
    Restart Outlook.

    If the above steps resolved your problem, do let me know or if you need any further assistance, feel free to contact.

    Thanks & Regards
    Michael Scofield

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    Henry Davidson
    Moderator
    31 pts

    Hi Barry,

    Follow the steps as suggested by Michael and if the problem still persist then try to disable Add-Ins from Outlook. For your kind info, you must aware of those Add-Ins that may unnecessarily appear in Outlook, because sometimes these kind of Add-Ins related issues may also prevent Outlook from closing.

    Below are the steps to know how to disable Add-Ins:

    Start Outlook >> click on File.
    Click on Options >> click on Add-Ins.
    Look at the option COM Add-ins >> and click Go…
    De-select all the checked boxes to disable Add-Ins and click OK.

    Regards,
    Henry

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    Eddie Thwan
    Moderator
    44 pts

    Hello,

    I’m also facing the same issue but not able to understand what ‘Add-Ins’ you’re talking about? Can you please be more brief on this?

    Thanks,
    Eddie

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    Barry Alllen
    Moderator
    25 pts

    Hi,

    Thanks for the reply! Well I’ve tried both the method i.e. running Task Manager and disabling Add-Ins but still the problem continues. Is any other procedure apart from these two solution? If Yes! then please help me out.

    Regards,
    Barry

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    Michael Scofield
    Moderator
    20 pts

    Hello,

    After following the above steps if the problem still persist then it may be due several other reasons, such as: wrong registry key, corrupt PST file or Program integration issue.

    Solution: To resolve such kind of issues you need to run Inbox repair tool to recover corrupt PST file, modify registry key, etc.

    I’ve found an informative article for you. Click on: Outlook Data file was not closed properly

    #2263 Score: 0
    Barry Alllen
    Moderator
    25 pts

    Michael, Thanks for your great effort! I tried running Inbox Repair Tool but is taking too much time to scan my corrupted PST file as I’ve multiple PST file of larger size but anyways I’ve fixed my problem using Corrupted Outlook PST Recovery Tool.

    Barry

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