However, there are certain scenarios where Outlook fails to load and can often lead to corrupt or damaged database. These identities contain user mail data including messages, contacts, tasks, calendars, and more. Microsoft Outlook for Mac is a widely accepted email client for accessing and managing mails.Ī Mac system with MS Outlook uses the Microsoft User Data folder to store the database file with each identity in its own folder. Outlook for Mac stores user OLM file format to store data whereas Outlook for Windows uses PST (.pst) file. Mac and Windows both use Outlook and store user’s data locally.