24221 /// How to Fix Outlook Unknown Error 0x8000ffff Effortlessly?

24221 /// How to Fix Outlook Unknown Error 0x8000ffff Effortlessly?

Dear Team,

Greeting!

How to fix Outlook Unknown Error code: 0x8000ffff in Outlook 2016 while adding or creating new PST?

Symptoms

You run Microsoft Outlook 2016, and when you open Mail in Control Panel and then click Add on the Data File tab, you may receive this error message:
An unknown error occurred, error code: 0x8000ffff


Workaround


To work around this issue, add the data file in Account Settings in Outlook 2016 by following these steps.

  1. Open Outlook 2016.
  2. On the File tab click Account Settings, and then click Account Settings.
  3. On the Data Files tab, click Add.


  6. Add the data file as needed, and then click OK.
  7. Click Close on the Account Settings window.

 

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Nebiyuy