'An object could not be found' Error in Outlook

When you use the Internet Mail Only (IMO) installation for MS Outlook then the following error message may appear:

"The operation failed. An object could not be found."

This particularly happens when the try to remove a personal folder from your folder list. The same error message can be seen while working in the Corporate or Workgroup mode in the attempt of removing the personal folders from the profile.

Cause

The reason for the same can be like if the valid PST file has not been pointed to by the Personal Folders service. Another reason could be if the folder list has been damaged. The folder list in MS Outlook helps you to navigate through the various objects of Outlook and if this list is damaged then this may be the reason of the appearance of the error message.

Way Out

For solving this issue, there are two ways, but neither of the way can be stated as completely safe and can cause PST corruption. So play safe unless to fall for the need of repair Outlook PST option:

The first option is related to editing the registry which is never a safe play for any of the application including MS Outlook. You need to locate the following registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Microsoft Outlook Internet Settings\

After this you need to find the registry key that contains the old personal folders entry and delete this.

The second option can be re installation of the application which can also prove to be a danger for the PST.

The main emphasis has been drawn on the PST files because these may contain the precious data whose corruption may not be acceptable at any cost. Those files may contain some important e-mails, contacts and lots similar things.

But if any kind of PST corruption occurs then the only remedy is to have some help of the software which could have PST repair in a better way. These software have the best advantage of scanning the corrupted PST files and fetching the data from them. The deed of repair Outlook PST becomes easier with the user interface which comes in easy operable form for the user.

Stellar Information Systems Ltd. provides the most wonderful option for having the PST repair- Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair. The software has better than the best power which can scan the severely corrupted PST files and hence can end up at a perfect PST recovery. This is possible due to the use of the most powerful scanning algorithms.

You can have PST recovery for Outlook 98, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2007. This PST recovery software can also repair the encrypted files. All of the objects of Outlook can be brought for PST repair using this software.