The document provides seven methods to resolve the error message 'you don’t have appropriate permission to perform this operation' when trying to access an archived PST file in Outlook. Suggested solutions include running Outlook as an administrator, repairing Microsoft Office, creating a new Outlook profile, checking PST file attributes, changing registry key values, using the built-in tool 'scanpst.exe', and considering alternative recovery tools. Each method includes step-by-step instructions to aid users in troubleshooting the issue.

1. 7 Methods to Fix Error “You
don’t have appropriate
permission to perform this
operation”

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 Imagine such a situation, you want to open
an archived PST file as usual, but the
Outlook throws out an error message that
mentions “You don’t have appropriate
permission to perform this operation”.
 Obviously, it’s difficult for ordinary people
to find out what happen to the Outlook.
 So today, we’d like to offer 8 methods to
help solving this problem.

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1. Run Outlook as Administrator
 At the very beginning, we should try to access
Outlook as administrator. Now, follow the steps.
① Close Outlook correctly and go to Start Menu.
② Next enter “Outlook.exe” in search field.
③ Then the Outlook program will show up.
④ Right click it and select the “Run as
Administrator” option from the context menu.
Note : If you cannot find the option, press “Ctrl +
Shift + Alt” and right click it.

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 After running as admin, you could attempt to
open the Outlook data file again.
 If the error exits, you need to try other means.

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2. Fix MS Office problem
 If issues occur to MS office, it can result in this error
as well.
 Accordingly, we should repair office to have a try.
① First of all, close all Office related apps and go to
Start Menu.
② Then enter “Control Panel”, and click the
“Uninstall a program” link.
③ In the next window, find the MS Office program.
Right click it and select the “Change” option.

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④ Next a new window will pop up. Select the
“Repair” option and click “Continue”.
 After the process, try to open the data file again.
 If it doesn’t work, turn to other solutions.

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3. Create a New Outlook Profile
 Messed up Outlook profile is a common factor that
could cause this error as well.
 So let’s make a new profile to check the behind reason.
① Go to “Control Panel”. And select the “Mail” icon.
② Click “Show Profiles” in the new popup dialog box.

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③In the latter interface, click the “Add”
button and follow the instruction to set
up the email account.
④In the end, try to open the data file again.
Provided that the error still persists,
please look for other resolutions.

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4. Check if the PST File is in Read Only Status
 If the data file is in read only status, you
absolutely have no permission to perform the
operation.
 Follow us to check the settings.
① Locate the Outlook data file in Windows
Explorer.
② Next right click it.
③ Then select “Properties” from the right click
menu.

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④ After that, under “General” tab, locate “Attributes”
label.
⑤ At last, make sure that option “Read only” is
unselected.
Then, try to open the data file again to see if the problem is
solved.

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5. Change Registry Key Value
 Wrong registry key value is also one of the causes behind.
 Now, keep up with us to correct the registry key value.
① First, Go to “Start Menu”.
② And type “Regedit” in search folder, then press “Enter”
into Registry Editor.
③ Next you could find the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Microsoft ->
Windows -> CurrentVersion -> Explorer -> User Shell
Folders -> Personal

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③ Now, double click the “Personal” key and change
the key value to the C disk.
④ Finally click “OK” to save it.
If above methods can’t solve the problem, then you
are quite likely to face a PST corruption.

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6. Using built-in tool “Scanpst.exe”
 Facing a PST corruption, you need a recovery tool to
help you.
 And we could start from utilizing the built-in program
“Scanpst.exe”.
 You can search it in Windows Explorer. And follow its
instruction to perform a recovery.

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7. Look for Other Application
However, even though the inbuilt tool is
free, this tool can’t handle intricate cases
at most of the time.
Consequently, choosing a preeminent
tool like DataNumen Outlook Repair is
your best bet.

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