Resolving CRC Error while transferring PST to Another Computer

CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) errors with specific file generally indicate bad spots on the hard drive, precisely at the hard drive space where file is located. Similar errors are observed when an Outlook user attempts to copy or move the PST file from its original location. Thus, to recover e-mails in such situations, one should try to repair the hard drive before performing any PST File Repair operation.

Let's take an example to comprehend such problems. For some reasons, you need to transfer all the data from your computer to another. Consequently, when you try to copy and transfer the Microsoft Outlook PST file, the operation cannot succeed. Further, an error pops up that reads:

“File file_path\file_name.pst could not be accessed. Data error. Cyclic redundancy check.”

Where, file_path and file_name refer to full path and name of Outlook PST file respectively.

Cause

As mentioned, CRC errors generally appear due to location specific problems. Either the root drive or the target drive is affected by errors.

The same error can occur if the Outlook PST you are trying to transfer is corrupted.

Solution

You need to consider the below mentioned measures to solve the given problem:

1)Make sure that the target location is not problematic. For this, you can try to copy the PST to NUL. To do so, open the command prompt, go to original PST location, and use 'copy' command to copy the file to NUL. If it copies successfully, you need to replace or repair the destination drive.
2)If the issue is related to the original drive itself, you should repair it. To do so, click Start | Run and run 'chkdsk' command with '/f 'switch.
3)If the original PST is corrupted, run 'Scanpst.exe' to repair the file. You can use a third-party PST Repair tool in case Scanpst cannot fix the file corruption.

PST File Repair software are easy-to-use that repair a corrupted PST and restore its data in original format and view. Also, the software are safe to install.

Synchronization Issues with Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook

Google provides a utility called Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook, using which you can synchronize Microsoft Office Outlook with Google Apps (e-mails, contacts, calendar, etc.). Also, the utility allows you to import your existing Outlook data from an Exchange Server account to Google Apps. Irrespective of the design and powerful features it contains, Outlook users sometimes experience unexpected issues when synchronizing data between Google Apps interface and Microsoft Office Outlook. This can occur due to multitude of reasons, however the most common being PST file corruption. Thus, if PST file is corrupt, Outlook won't allow to synchronize its data with Google Apps Sync, which further necessitates ways to Repair PST and extract the valuable data.

For better understanding of the topic, consider an instance when you have configured Microsoft Office Outlook to synchronize with Google Apps Sync. At the first attempt or after some time, you start experiencing issues that won't let you successfully synchronize Outlook and Google Apps Sync.

Explanation

Synchronization issues between Microsoft Office Outlook and Google Apps Sync can occur because of any of the mentioned reasons:

1)Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook requires some minimum system requirements to be fulfilled by the host computer. Certain synchronization issues can be observed if any of these requirements are not fulfilled. So, you should check and then complete the system requirements it needs. Install the updates, if required.
2)The Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook might be outdated for your Outlook. So, make sure that you use the latest application with all the available hotfixes applied.
3)Your Outlook PST might be corrupted. If you suspect that this is the case, try opening the PST file in Outlook. If it doesn't open or opens with errors, try repairing it by Outlook Inbox Repair Tool (Scanpst.exe). In case the tool doesn't fix file corruption, restore the PST from last available backup or run a third-party PST Repair tool. These utilities can Repair PST and extract the file components (e-mails, notes, calendars, contacts, etc.) safely and easily.

One of the best ever designed utilities to repair a corrupted Outlook PST is Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair. Supporting MS Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000, this PST Repair software can retrieve all file components in a new, usable file with original view and content. It is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, and 2000.