Creata a new mail profile and configure it to use your current Outlook store. Sounds like your profile got corrupted when you had to restart Outlook in the middle of an operation. Control Panel-Mail Icon-Show Profiles-Add. Do not copy your old profile - create a new one.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, thejackfamily asked:

| I was in the middle of an update for Outlook and my computer froze
| and had to be restarted. After that, my Outlook won't open, it just
| says that the folders can't be opened. I tried the repair and even
| reinstall feature and that hasn't worked. I am desperate enough to
| unistall and reinstall, but will I lose any work and is there an
| easier solution.