{"id":7384,"date":"2019-08-09T11:26:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T11:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/?p=7384"},"modified":"2025-01-22T06:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T06:07:08","slug":"how-to-fix-the-issue-outlook-data-files-usage-is-disabled-on-this-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-issue-outlook-data-files-usage-is-disabled-on-this-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix the Issue Outlook Data Files Usage is Disabled on this Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"p-4 mb-4\" style=\"border: 2px solid #005EFF; border-radius: 30px;\">\n<p><strong>User Query:&nbsp;<\/strong>&rdquo;I have been using Microsoft Outlook version 2016 for a very long time. One fine day I got an error message popup stating Outlook Data Files Usage is Disabled on this computer. This is happening repeatedly and I can\u2019t solve this issue. Please suggest to me the required solution to get rid of this error message.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block_sum\"><strong>Summary:-<\/strong> MS Outlook sometimes throws an error message Outlook data files(.pst) are disabled on this computer. Generally, users try disabling the &lsquo;&lsquo;Prevent User from Adding New Data to Existing PST File&rsquo; option. But the risk of losing data may come in between. So here we will explain the easy procedure to do it manually in Outlook settings or Outlook registry. For a simpler and easier approach, use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/recovery\/pst-recovery.php\"><strong>PST File Recovery<\/strong><\/a> Tool to try recovering PST files and get rid of this Outlook issue. But before that let&rsquo;s discuss what this error is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"blog-btn\"><a class=\"sum-d-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/demo-version\/SysInfoTools-PST-recovery.exe\"><i class=\"icon-windows\"><\/i>  Download<\/a>   <a class=\"sum-b-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/buynow\/pst-recovery.php\"><i class=\"icon icon-basket\"><\/i>  Buy Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Immediate fix<\/em><\/strong><em>: If you want to solve this Outlook error without any delay then you can fix it by using the Outlook PST Repair Tool. This utility fixes the Outlook issue within no time and allows you to add new PST files to your Outlook application.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/div>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-issue-outlook-data-files-usage-is-disabled-on-this-computer\/#Know_Outlook_Error_Outlook_Data_Files_usage_is_Disabled\" >Know Outlook Error Outlook Data Files usage is Disabled<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-issue-outlook-data-files-usage-is-disabled-on-this-computer\/#How_to_Fix_this_Outlook_Issue\" >How to Fix this Outlook Issue?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-issue-outlook-data-files-usage-is-disabled-on-this-computer\/#Method_1_Manual_Method\" >Method 1: Manual Method<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-issue-outlook-data-files-usage-is-disabled-on-this-computer\/#Method_2_Using_Outlook_Registries\" >Method 2: Using Outlook Registries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-issue-outlook-data-files-usage-is-disabled-on-this-computer\/#Method_3_Fix_Outlook_Data_Files_Usage_is_Disabled_on_this_Computer_Error_Using_Automatically\" >Method 3: Fix Outlook Data Files Usage is Disabled on this Computer Error Using Automatically<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Know_Outlook_Error_Outlook_Data_Files_usage_is_Disabled\"><\/span>Know Outlook Error Outlook Data Files usage is Disabled<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This issue can be occur in MS Outlook 2010, 2013, or 2016. This error prevents the user from adding new pst files or new data pst files to Outlook. Therefore, there is nothing to worry about this issue. It can be easily solved by disabling \u2018Prevent User from Adding New Data to Existing PST File\u2019 option\u2019. The manual tricks to do so have been explained below.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Fix_this_Outlook_Issue\"><\/span>How to Fix this Outlook Issue?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We will explain the methods to fix Outlook issue.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Manual_Method\"><\/span>Method 1: Manual Method<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As I discussed earlier that you can disable option \u2018Prevent User from Adding New Data to Existing PST File\u2019 in the Outlook settings to solve this Outlook error. For doing so correctly follow the below mentioned steps.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Firstly, download and install <strong>Office Administrative Template <\/strong>through MS download center as per your MS Outlook version.<\/li>\n<li>Open \u2018<strong>Policy Management Support<\/strong>\u2019 and choose the GPO that you can request in custom settings.<\/li>\n<li>Next, <strong>right-click<\/strong> on <strong>Default Domain Policy<\/strong> and select<strong> \u2018Edit\u2019<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n<li>Here open the <strong>Outlook Settings <\/strong>and move to Outlook options. From there select \u2018Other\u2019 and hit <strong>Auto Archive<\/strong> option.&nbsp; Now Enable the disable data file and disable the Auto-Archive settings.<\/li>\n<li>Now initiate your Outlook application and open PST settings.<\/li>\n<li>From the PST settings disable option \u201c<strong>Prevent User from Adding New Data to Existing PST File or Prevent using sharing Exclusive PST\u2019s\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Successfully Run gpupdate to immediately apply the GPO and log in.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now you can try to export or import the new pst data files and surely you will not receive Outlook data files usage error.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Using_Outlook_Registries\"><\/span>Method 2: Using Outlook Registries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes it happens that if you incorrectly change the Outlook registries then also you may face this Outlook error which doesn\u2019t allow you to add new PST files or data in the existing PST file and I would recommend to take a backup of the outlook registries if you want to do any changes to your Outlook registries.<\/p>\n<p>Know: How to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/connect-ms-outlook-2003-exchange-server\/\"><strong>Connect Microsoft Outlook 2003 to Exchange Server<\/strong><\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Points to remember:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Properly Enable\/Prevent User from Adding New Data to Existing PST File.<\/li>\n<li>Correctly Enable\/Prevent User from Adding a New PST File.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_Fix_Outlook_Data_Files_Usage_is_Disabled_on_this_Computer_Error_Using_Automatically\"><\/span>Method 3: Fix Outlook Data Files Usage is Disabled on this Computer Error Using Automatically<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you are unable to use the manual methods or finds them a little bit tricky then you can go for the automated Outlook error fix approach. <strong>SysInfo Outlook PST Repair<\/strong> utility can easily fix this Outlook issue without any data alteration. It also helps to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/how-to-repair-data-from-outlook-bak-file\/\"><strong>Repair Data from Outlook bak File<\/strong><\/a>. Using manual method may have the risk of losing data but this tool is totally safe &amp; secure.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Verdict<\/h4>\n<p>In this page, I have explained three easy ways to fix the Outlook Data files Usage is Disabled on this computer error. You can go for any of them and resolve this error with ease. 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