Mac is one of the most advanced and user-friendly Operating Systems (OS) to date, but the email clients built into it are not as efficient as Microsoft’s Outlook. Therefore, for creating a smooth email environment for Mac users, Microsoft created Outlook for Mac. The Outlook for Mac application has somewhat similar features and functionalities to Outlook for Windows. One of the identical features is the flexibility to create an Outlook data file and save it on user’s personal computer. These files in Outlook for Mac are known as OLM files that store emails, contacts, tasks, calendar entries, and other mailbox folders on the local hard drive of user.

These proprietary files of MS Outlook for Mac too get corrupt due to various reasons. Some of the common reasons responsible for their corruption are:

• Virus infection or malware intrusion through network.
• Corruption on the hard drive where an OLM file is saved.
• Failure of some hardware component of your Mac machine.
• MS Exchange Server crash.
• Storage restriction for emails of OLM file.
• Accidental shutdown of your Outlook for Mac application.

The aforementioned reasons are some of the most prominent causes of corruption of OLM files. Generally, the corruption of OLM file results in the inaccessibility of all the data stored in your mailbox and throws any of the below mentioned error messages:

• An unknown error has occurred in Outlook. Error code – 7199
• Cannot find [PATH]OLM.DLL
• This application failed to start because OLM.DLL was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem

These error messages are generally encountered when you try to open or use a corrupt OLM file. The best way to overcome such issues is replacing the corrupt OLM file with its backup. However, in the unavailability of backup, use of a professional OLM repair software is recommended.

Professional OLM repair software efficiently repairs corrupt Outlook for Mac OLM files and easily restores all the inaccessible mailbox items. Most of the reliable tools are efficient enough for recovering even the severely damaged OLM files. An effective tool displays the summary of the entire recovery process and provides the preview of all recoverable mailbox items before performing their actual recovery. The simple and easy-to-use user interface of these tools make them a safe bet for all, whether they are technical computer users or non-technical users. Generally, all tools of this category give an option to save and import the recovered mailbox items in .RGE file that can easily be imported into Outlook for Mac.

With the help of a professional tool, you can easily overcome the loss that you have come across due to the corruption of your Outlook OLM file.