{"id":602,"date":"2020-12-30T18:36:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T13:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sysinspire.com\/blog\/?p=602"},"modified":"2020-12-30T18:55:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T13:25:39","slug":"this-data-file-is-associated-with-a-mail-account-ost-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sysinspire.com\/blog\/this-data-file-is-associated-with-a-mail-account-ost-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolve Error- This data file is associated with a mail account OST file"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Using any email client to send\/ receive emails, then it is common that you have faced various different corruptions errors. When the corruption error enters in any file or software, it freezes users to do their important work. To flawlessly do their work user have to fix these corruption errors immediately. If you are using MS Outlook emailing application and while deleting an Outlook data file (OST) facing an error:-  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\"><strong>\u201cThis data file is associated with a mail account. To remove it use the \u2018Email\u2019 tab\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"155\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysinspire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/This-data-file-is-associated-with-a-mail-account.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysinspire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/This-data-file-is-associated-with-a-mail-account.jpg 404w, https:\/\/www.sysinspire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/This-data-file-is-associated-with-a-mail-account-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now the question is what are the recommended methods to fix this Outlook error to re-access your important data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"highlight\" align=\"center\">\n<p><em>Before going with the methods to resolve the error <b>&#8220;This data file is associated with a mail account OST file&#8221;<\/b>. User should make the backup of Outlook OST database. Here you can try <b>SysInspire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinspire.com\/ost-to-pst-converter\/\">OST to PST Converter<\/a> Software<\/b> by which you can Convert OST to PST, MSG, HTML, MBOX, Office365, and various other formats<\/em><\/p>.\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinspire.com\/download\/sysins-osttopst.exe\" style=\"border-radius:2px;color:#fffffa\"><strong><em>Download Now<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"solution-1-remove-outlook-ost-email-account\" id=\"solution-1-remove-outlook-ost-email-account\" class=\"has-background wp-block-heading\">Solution 1:- Remove Outlook OST Email account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Launch the <strong>Outlook<\/strong> application and click on the File tab.<\/li><li>Now click over the <strong>Account Setting<\/strong> option and again hit on <strong>Account Setting<\/strong> from the drop-down menu.<\/li><li>From the opened window select the <strong>email account<\/strong> and hit on <strong>Remove<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"solution-2-remove-re-create-outlook-profile\" id=\"solution-2-remove-re-create-outlook-profile\" class=\"has-background wp-block-heading\">Solution 2:- Remove &amp; Re-create Outlook Profile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open the <strong>Control panel<\/strong> and select the <strong>Mail <\/strong>option.<\/li><li>A <strong>Mail Setup<\/strong> window will open, from there click on <strong>Show Profiles<\/strong><\/li><li>From the <strong>Mail<\/strong> window, remove the corrupted Outlook profile by clicking on <strong>remove<\/strong>.<\/li><li>After this hit on <strong>Add<\/strong> and enter the <strong>profile<\/strong> <strong>name <\/strong>and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Launch Outlook with the new profile and you will see that the error is now fixed.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"solution-3-delete-ost-file-through-registry-editor\" id=\"solution-3-delete-ost-file-through-registry-editor\" class=\"has-background wp-block-heading\">Solution 3:- Delete OST file through Registry Editor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Press the <strong>window+R<\/strong> key to open the Run dialogue box<\/li><li>Type <strong>regedit<\/strong> to open <strong>Registry Editor<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Visit to the location:- <br><br><em><strong>HKEY_CURRENT_USER> Software> Microsoft> Office>16.0> Outlook> Profiles<\/strong> <\/em>&#8211;(16.0 <em>is the version of MS Office<\/em>. You may go with the office version that you have installed in your PC)<\/li><li>Now check the file with your profile name, right-click on it and hit on yes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Restart your PC and again open MS Outlook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog, we have discussed the solutions to fix the error &#8220;This data file is associated with a mail account OST file&#8221;. You can try these methods one by one to resolve the Outlook OST error. But before applying these methods you should make a backup of Outlook OST data. To do this task you can Convert OST to PST with this most powerful application known as <strong>SysInsire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.products.sysinspire.com\/free-ost-to-pst.html\">Free OST to PST Converter<\/a> Software<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysinspire.com\/nsf-to-pst-converter\/img\/nsf-file-preview.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinspire.com\/download\/sysins-osttopst.exe\" style=\"border-radius:2px;color:#fffffa\"><strong><em>Download Now<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using any email client to send\/ receive emails, then it is common that you have faced various different corruptions errors. When the corruption error enters in any file or software, it freezes users to do their important work. To flawlessly do their work user have to fix these corruption errors immediately. 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