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I did a search on this forum and tried several of the suggestions but non appeared to work. Some email providers (such as your ISP or even Gmail) won't let you send messages larger than a certain size. Adding pictures and large attachments to your message can prevent you from sending that message (and any messages sent fix MFA prompts not working after the large message). If you’re using cPanel, Outlook is most likely setup with POP3 account or IMAP. I’ve seen some providers have issues when auto Send/Receive is set to less than 5mins. Outlook accounts can have up to 100GB of storage per mailbox.
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And in most cases, that’s where it belongs. For more information on creating a new email profile, see Create an Outlook profile. Please go to Reset a forgotten Microsoft account password for connection status shows disconnected more information.
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But every once in a while, the Microsoft filters get it wrong and accidentally label a normal email as spam. To start Outlook in safe mode, press the Windows key on your keyboard. In the search box, type outlook.exe /safe, then press Enter.
Check your blocked users list
If you've changed your password on the website for your email account, you'll need to change it in new Outlook, too. Sign up for tips and industry insights to level up your emailing skills. Outlook lets you block a sender or a domain in just a few clicks. This is a great way to protect your inbox from spammers and cyberbullies. If an email triggers the spam filters, Microsoft automatically moves it to your junk folder.

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But if you’ve never cleaned your inbox, then you might have maxed out your storage limit. So if you’re waiting for an email from someone, you may want to check if the sender is registered on your blocked users list. But still, it’s worth checking if other users are currently experiencing similar issues with Outlook. Microsoft comes with a great option called Work Offline.

- For more information, please go to Sync to manually check for new mail and to send messages in Outlook.
- Sometimes, an Outlook add-in will crash and prevent your email messages from sending.
- But still, it’s worth checking if other users are currently experiencing similar issues with Outlook.
- So if you’re waiting for an email from someone, you may want to check if the sender is registered on your blocked users list.
- Occasionally, the Outlook program may need to be repaired.
- For more information, visit Add an email account to Outlook for Windows.
- For more information, go to Reduce attachment size to send large files with Outlook.
- To repair your Outlook profile or create a new one, see Fix your Outlook email connection by repairing your profile.
For many types of email accounts, classic Outlook stores your messages modern authentication troubleshooting in a Personal Folders File (.pst file). You can repair this file by running the Inbox Repair Tool. This repair should take approximately fifteen minutes. For more information, see Repair your Outlook personal folders file (.pst). A profile is a group of settings that controls how Outlook works.