Fix Outlook 2016 Crashes When Opening Calendar Problem

Fix Outlook 2016 or 2019 Crashes When Opening Calendar Problem

Overview

Microsoft Outlook is one of the most widely used programs in offices and companies to manage mail, calendar, contacts, and tasks. It has become the standard program for centrally managing different corporate email accounts and almost all email providers such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL, and others. But not everything is rosy, sometimes you may have some problems with Outlook. In this article, we are going to discuss one such issue that users often encounter when they try to access their Calendar i.e., Outlook 2016 crashes when opening Calendar.

User Query
“In my Outlook 2016, I can successfully open and use Mail, Tasks, and People views. However, whenever I am trying to open the Calendar, Outlook crashes within a few seconds even before loading completely. Or, we can say Outlook becomes unresponsive. Opening MS Outlook in safe mode resolves the issue at least for a while and now I have disabled all the add-ins and the problem still remains the same. I am using Windows 10. Any ideas why this happening and how can I fix this?”

Why Outlook 2016 Crashes When Opening Calendar?

Outlook 2016 saves its entire data items like emails, calendar, contacts etc., in a single personal folder known as PST file. Sometimes when users try to access their Calendar, the Outlook program crashes down and becomes unresponsive. This happens due to the corruption in PST file. Now, if you are wondering that how your PST file gets corrupted or damaged then, below are some reasons for this.

Cause of Outlook Crashes When Opening Calendar

This problem may fall out due to one or more of the following reasons:

PST file is damaged by hardware error: It may be due to the storage device failures, network link problems, and power outages. The presence of bad sectors where the PST file is stored can damage the file.

Problems related to the software: These types of problems include inadequate tools and procedures for data recovery, virus attacks, improper Outlook shutdown, and a poor Outlook program. Improper recovery of the file system usually damages and corrupts the PST files.

Incorrect closing procedure: Normally, when you close Outlook, all the changes that have been made in the PST file are saved and then, you exit the program. However, if this procedure is not followed, the PST file may be damaged.

Tips to Avoid Outlook 2016 Crash While Opening Calendar

With the following tips, you can solve the problem of Outlook crashing as well as avoid it if you still do not have the problem.

Solution 1. Use Scanpst.exe Tool

1. Close Outlook (if open) and open the Inbox Repair Tool
2. In the Inbox Repair Tool, enter the path and personal folder file name (.pst) or click Browse to find the file using the Windows file system
3. Hit the Start button
4. Click Repair once the recovery process gets completed successfully

NOTES

1 – It may be necessary to run the Inbox Repair Tool multiple times to completely repair the personal folder (.pst) file.

2 – The Inbox Repair Tool can not resolve all the problems that are detected. Sometimes, items can not be recovered if they were permanently deleted or the damage was irreparable.

Solution 2. Use Reliable Third-Party Tool

PST recovery tool is the most reliable solution when it comes to repairing the corrupted data. Apart from repairing data, this software has the potential to recover hard/ permanently deleted data. The best part about this software is that its working speed is very quick and there is no need of technical expertise to operate it. It is compatible with Windows 10 and all the below versions and also, supports Outlook 2016 and below versions. It is not mandatory to install Microsoft Outlook to recover corrupted MS Outlook PST files.

Additional Tips to Prevent Your Outlook Calendar From Crashing

1. Never delete meeting requests.
2. Process your meeting requests from the Inbox folder and not Calendar.
3. Do not move Meeting Requests to a different folder.

Conclusion

For many of us, the Calendar in MS Outlook is a crucial part for managing the schedules. Especially when it comes to handling the meeting requests. However, when the Outlook Calendar starts behaving abnormally or we cannot access it, the problem begins after that. Here, we have comprises some simple and cost-effective solutions to troubleshoot Outlook 2016 crashes when opening calendar issue.

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Masud Rana