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How to rebuild outlook index?

Microsoft® Outlook for Mac Version 16.103.4 (25120717) My Outlook for Mac is unable to search for any keyword or content. I have tried Reindexing Spotlight, but Outlook still cannot perform the search. Please help!

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asked 2025-12-11T08:38:25.1933333+00:00
Simon Kong 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-12T10:02:49.53+00:00
Chloe-V 2,945 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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MS Outlook - The reading pane divider has moved nearly to the top

I am using MS Office H&B 2021 Mac with Mac OS Tahoe 26.01. My Outlook is Version 16.102.2 (25102623) Since the last MS office update the reading pane divider separating the e-mails and the reading pane has moved nearly to the top of the main page,…

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asked 2025-12-11T19:39:48.15+00:00
Gerd Goebel 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-11T21:26:23.3733333+00:00
Gerd Goebel 0 Reputation points
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4 Years & 4 GB of Hotmail Emails Lost!

Hi, I recently looked for an older email and discovered that most of my emails between 2019-2023 are missing (ALL emails from years 2017, 2019, 2020, & 2021). I've tried all the recovery advice, checking filters, hidden folders, asked for advice on…

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asked 2025-12-08T21:55:47.28+00:00
Sasha 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-08T21:56:03.65+00:00
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Disconnected my hotmail from the Mail App on my Iphone to try to fix a daily spam item on my calendar, and can't add it back.

I've tried tons of troubleshooting recos, but I'm stuck in a loop where it incorrectly says I've tried too many times with the wrong account or password. And now, captcha appears underneath and that doesn't process what I enter either. I just changed…

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asked 2025-12-04T17:03:27.66+00:00
Sylvia Colacios 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-08T19:39:23.0966667+00:00
Sylvia Colacios 0 Reputation points
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Unable to sign in – Verification required but old phone number unavailable, recovery form failed for one month

Hello, I have been using my Hotmail account for almost ten years, and I suddenly became unable to sign in. About a month ago, after an IP change while I was abroad, the system started asking me to complete a verification step. However, the phone number…

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asked 2025-11-19T08:38:10.6466667+00:00
Zoiphy 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-12-07T15:21:43.68+00:00
MartMcd 2,455 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
12 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Suddenly can't assign categories in Legacy Outlook Mac -- only lets me edit categories

Until this morning I've been happily using categories: created my own, assign and change them regularly. Suddenly under Categorize I can't assign categories. The only option is to edit categories (which works) but can't assign to email nor calendar…

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asked 2025-11-13T01:11:39.25+00:00
Amy Uhrbach 115 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-06T16:20:37.27+00:00
Mary Lou James 0 Reputation points
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how do I change icloud to outlook on my mail app?.

How do I change icloud to outlook on my mail app so I can receive my mail?

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asked 2025-12-05T23:34:37.2733333+00:00
michelene pease 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-06T01:38:50.3333333+00:00
Gunasekar N 51,100 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to stop phishing Outlook calendar reminder popup

I am getting this phishing popup (and have received others like it). It goes away when I close Outlook. Using Outlook for Mac ver 16.103.

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asked 2025-11-13T14:11:46.3066667+00:00
Kevin M 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-06T01:35:03.59+00:00
Hornblower409 2,675 Reputation points
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I am no longer able to color catagorize events in my Outlook calendar.

I only see "Edit Catagories" in the drop down box. Can you help me with why this changed and how to fix?

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asked 2025-12-03T22:34:31.4333333+00:00
Roger 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-04T17:16:19.1966667+00:00
Roger 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Outlook email attachments suddenly not uploading to OneDrive

I have a Hotmail personal email account from the late 1990s that I now sign into via Outlook. MacBook Air/MacOS Monterey operating system I used to be able to click attachments in my personal email account and save them with easily to OneDrive on the…

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asked 2025-12-04T05:56:20.0166667+00:00
JLCOEH 5 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-04T05:57:40.8566667+00:00
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Outlook for Mac skips clearly junk items

Maybe I'm just venting a generic complaint, but it appears that in the last few weeks, Microsoft — I have a Hotmail address — has nearly stopped detecting junk mail. I said "nearly" because my Junk folder collects a lot of junk, but the items…

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asked 2025-12-02T17:46:10.6866667+00:00
Tim Murray 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-03T16:42:23.4566667+00:00
Rez 12,075 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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cannot categorise appointments in outlook calendar for MacBook

since yesterday and " some updates" Im not able to categorise different appointments in my calendar. up until today I was able to choose different colours for appointments , which helped me organise my calendar. Since yesterday I can put new…

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asked 2025-11-16T14:17:57.01+00:00
Alex5555 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-03T09:53:01.7166667+00:00
Alex5555 5 Reputation points
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I can't send emails on Outlook. They all come back with "Your message wasn't delivered because the recipient's email provider rejected it."

I can't send email with Outlook, suddenly. This started happening today. When I send any email, it comes back with, "Your message wasn't delivered because the recipient's email provider rejected it." What do I do?? I can't find a number to talk…

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asked 2025-12-01T23:27:52.1266667+00:00
John Hinestrosa 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-03T07:50:25.7+00:00
Winnie-B 3,420 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I'm unable to set up Rules on the IMAP folders on my Outlook 365 on a MAC.

I'm unable to set up Rules on the IMAP folders on my Outlook 365 on a MAC. I go through setting them up but they do not appear in the Rules list when finished. My Outlook is at the latest version and I am running in Legacy mode as I understand the new…

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asked 2025-12-02T12:30:03.5733333+00:00
Kevin de Loughlin 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-02T15:12:05.3866667+00:00
Kevin de Loughlin 20 Reputation points
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HELP! All my outgoing emails are being marked as SPAM!!!

In the past month, several people have not been receiving my emails as they're all being marked as SPAM. This is the message I keep receiving when I try to respond to emails--and they're bouncing back unsent: REMOTE SERVER RETURNED '550 5.7.520 MESSAGE…

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asked 2025-12-01T19:11:42.2266667+00:00
Betty Ouyang 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-01T20:24:44.1633333+00:00
Edward Schlobohm01 9,240 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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My account was hacked, some mails are missing.

Hello, I am contacting you regarding an issue with my Microsoft email account. My address was recently hacked, and the hacker deleted several of my emails. I was able to recover part of them with the help of technical support, but I am still missing…

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asked 2025-11-30T17:11:21.13+00:00
Michael St-cyr 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-30T18:54:50.86+00:00
Axel Grefberg 0 Reputation points
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Categories in Outlook 16 for Mac suddenly gone?

Suddenly 90% of the categories in outlook 16 for mac disappeared from the drop down list. However, they still remain in the Column in the inbox - but just the name of the category, the colored dots are no longer there. This happened suddenly. I have…

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asked 2025-11-20T19:09:37.8+00:00
Robby Amar 5 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-11-26T04:38:23.62+00:00
KC-6022 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why can't I pin an email in my Inbox anymore ?

I can "fllag" an email in my inbox but can no longer "pin" one and can't even see "pin" symbol on old emails that are still pinned.

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asked 2025-11-24T16:26:16.8566667+00:00
Dan Nordquist 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-25T13:08:19.81+00:00
Dan Nordquist 20 Reputation points
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All my emails disappeared for over 20 years.

Tonight, I discovered that all my emails prior to September 12, 2025 had disappeared from my mailbox, over 15 years' emails were all gone. After further checking, I found approximately 40,000 emails located in the Deleted Items folder, though I am not…

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asked 2025-11-25T06:36:20.3666667+00:00
K Q 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-25T06:36:31.6233333+00:00
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Outlook for Mac crashes each time I try to start it on my Mac.

Each time I try to start Outlook for Mac, it crashes during start up. The dialog box indicates a link to the code that fails.

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asked 2025-08-08T11:37:09.08+00:00
Bob Bellamy 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-21T18:42:56.85+00:00
Israel Smith 0 Reputation points