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Outlook not opening right

If I close my outlook and try to re-open it... it won't open. I have to reset my whole computer to get it to open again. The warning box is attached.
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The best solution, and quick, is to restore your system to a previous date.
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If Outlook consistently will not close the PST file or let it close after a few minutes, try a couple of things:

1. Do an Office Repair from Control Panel to see if a Repair helps.
2. Find SCANPST in the Outlook Program Folder. Back up your PST file and run SCANPST against the PST file to see if it finds any mail file errors.

... Thinkpads_User
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Check for any third party plug-in or software that might start with Outlook. Looks to me that something that starts with Outlook does not quit correctly when Outlook is closed.

Try to start Outlook with add-ins disabled: http://www.msoutlook.info/question/88 and then check if next time Outlook starts normally.

You might also want to try starting Outlook in safe mode: https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/help/399
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I just downloaded Carbonite... how do I tell Carbonite not to backup those files? I think that is the problem.
According to a Carbonite knowledge base article, it has advanced options to control what it backs up. Look there. I do not have Carbonite so I cannot verify.
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The other option of course is to close Outlook and the wait until Carbonite is done. Outlook can remain open by minimizing for the whole day if you wish. So do not close until you want Outlook backed up.
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As Thinkpads_ User said: "[W]ait until Carbonite is done."

And run Carbonite overnight (when you are not using the PC).
If this outlook is on a domain account remove the .pst from Outlook and try it again. See if the issue has been resolved.

If you are running backups on your computer you may want to look at those settings to alter them not to be done during peak times you are using Outlook as it is locking up the process.