Microsoft Outlook is one of the most commonly used email clients not only by business users but also by the home users. It has several reasons behind it apart from its user-friendly interface. It is mostly used by Windows users but also run on Mac operating systems. There are several versions provided by Microsoft for Outlook and now the latest version with the users Outlook 2019.
Being a popular email client, Outlook sometimes throws some errors due to various reasons. Some reasons are due to the server and network issues and others are due to the mistakes are done by the users in handling the application. One of the common errors with error code 0x80070002. Many users are not aware of this error and they are left clueless to resolve the error.
The error is basically a Windows system error but when it arises, it messes with Outlook working too. The most common reason behind this error is corruption in the file structure or the directory where Outlook wants to create a PST file.
This is the error created and to resolve this error, first we need to know the location of PST file. By default, Outlook creates its data files i.e. PST at one of the two locations –
If any of these directories are inaccessible In Outlook, error code 0x80070002 is thrown. The error also arises when the user tries to manually set up a new Outlook account and the location was chosen to create PST file is inaccessible due to some reasons. In this case, you need to edit Windows Registry and force Outlook to use a different default location for creating PST file.
After that, you need to create a new PST file. If you are able to create a new PST file without any issues. It means the error gets resolved but if you are still experiencing the same error you can try the automated solution to repair the damaged or corrupted Outlook file. Outlook PST Repair Software quickly scans damaged PST files and fix all the errors detected in PST file.