How to Resolve Error 0x80040119 in Microsoft Outlook

We all are aware of the fact that MS Outlook is the most popular and convenient email client which businesses use for sending and receiving emails along with other tasks in the organizations. But on the other hand, it is also vulnerable to many unexpected errors. One such error has encountered by many users while sending email is mentioned below:

Error 0x80040119

 

Getting such error may pull the users in a decidedly worse situation as it won’t let users send, receive, delete or access Outlook data (PST in particular).

Possible reasons for getting error 0x80040119:
Though, no one can claim the exact reason behind MS Outlook Error  0x80040119 as several possibilities could make an Outlook PST file corrupted and prompt with this error. Some of the possible causes of getting the error mentioned above are listed below:

  1.  Anti-Virus issue:
    It has been observed that most of the time anti-virus programs become the culprit for abnormal behavior of MS Outlook. So to overcome such issue, you can either use reliable and trustworthy anti-virus software or simply disable your anti-virus program for a short span of time.
  2. Over-sized PST file:
    It could be the other reason for prompting Outlook related errors. In MS Outlook, a Personal storage table (PST) file works like a container as it stores entire Outlook data which include emails, notes, calendars, tasks, journals, contacts, appointments, attachments, etc. Though, it has some size limitations. Hence, when it exceeds that particular limit, it gets over-sized which leads to a PST file corruption.
  3. The wrong configuration of Outlook account:
    Sometimes if Outlook account has misconfigured. It also produces an error that force Outlook to behave abnormally.
  4. Virus and malware attack:
    If your system or MS Outlook data files are infected with a virus or malware,  it is quite obvious that the virus can corrupt entire data on a system including Outlook PST files.
  5. Abrupt termination of Outlook:
    Abrupt or sudden termination of Outlook may lead to corruption of PST file. There may be any reason for sudden termination of MS Outlook including power failure, virus infection, or even intentionally.

The main reason for getting error 0x80040119 may be caused by a damaged or corrupted PST file. So, to repair the PST file corruption, one can opt for Inbox Repair Tool aka ScanPST.exe.

Free manual solution – Inbox Repair Tool to repair corrupt PST file:

Inbox Repair Tool (ScanPST.exe) is a free utility owned by Microsoft, which help users to repair corrupt or damaged Outlook PST file. However, for novice users, it’s very difficult task to locate the PST file as it has different locations in different versions of MS Outlook. Hence, to locate PST file, you have to follow below-mentioned steps:

Note: It is a healthy practice to take a backup of your Outlook data before using the Inbox Repair Tool (ScanPST.exe) to keep you safe from losing your essential data.

Step 1: To Locate PST file:

  1. In the Control Panel, click on Mail the item.
  2. Now click on Show Profiles, and opt for the specific Outlook profile that has an issue and click Properties.
  3. Hit Data files tab.
  4. Here you can find the default PST file which contains a check mark. Just note the location of it for future reference.

Step 2: Steps to use Inbox Repair Tool (ScanPST.exe) to repair corrupt PST file are as follows:

  1. Close the MS Outlook properly.
  2. Now open the Inbox Repair Tool to perform the task.
  3. Type the location of the PST file in the Enter the name of the file you want to scan box.
  4. Finally, click on Start tab to begin the repair process.

Now the question is where to find the Inbox Repair Tool (ScanPST.exe)?

Outlook 2016 & Cloud based Office 365 Home or Business

 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\office16\ (Applicable to all Windows versions)
64-bit version – Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16
32-bit version – Windows: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16

Outlook 2013
32-bit version – Windows: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\
64-bit version – Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\
64-bit – Outlook: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\

Outlook 2010
32-bit version – Windows: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\
64-bit version – Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\
64-bit – Outlook: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\

Outlook 2007
32-bit version – Windows: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\
64-bit version – Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12\