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Search Index per profile or per PST ?
Hi, running classic desktop Outlook and I recently noticed that my Search Index C\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows.DB is 26gb and I'm trying to understand why it is so large and if it needs to be that way. I have Outlook setup with multiple PST files, some of which are quite large and rarely used, and Outlook can be quite slow when they are open. So to keep Outlook working quickly, I setup two profiles, one with these rarely used PST files and one without. (My main mailbox is hosted by MS with an OST file.) So I wonder: do I effectively end up with two indexes of the mailboxes that are in both profiles? Or Outlook / Windows Search is smart enough to index those a single time for both profiles? Thanks for your advice...
Forward/be notified of emails sent to nonexistent address on same domain? Not admin. School account.
My student email address (Outlook) contains a misspelling of my name (one missing letter). So it's very easy for people to send their emails to an address that doesn't exist, thinking they're sending it to me. What would be great if I could somehow have those emails forwarded to the correct address, or at least be notified when people try to send an email to the nonexistent address. I've tested things a bit. When I try sending an email to the "wrong" (correct spelling of my name, but nonexistent) address, I usually get an email from Microsoft indicating the mistake. But not always. And even when I do, it sometimes takes a few minutes, or it goes to some easily overlooked folder besides the main inbox. I worry that busy people might send an email to the wrong address and move on, never noticing the following error email. I know one obvious solution is to ask my school's IT department to make a new address with the correct spelling, and have all emails sent to the previous incorrectly-spelled address forwarded to the new one. But 1. I don't know if I'll be allowed to keep two addresses, and 2. I don't trust Outlook to successfully forward everything to the new address. I'd rather use a "catch-all" solution, where emails sent to the correctly spelled (but nonexistent) address are automatically forwarded to the existing (but incorrectly spelled) address. Or maybe I can somehow get a notification that someone has tried to send an email to the nonexistent address? Are either of these (or something else I haven't thought of) possible? Before taking this to my school's IT department, I want to see if there's anything I can do myself. Like I said, it's a student email address, so my options are probably limited. But I'm wondering if I have access to any settings (I mainly use the web version of Outlook, but I also have the PC app), or if there's any 3rd party solutions I can implement on my own that could accomplish something like what I have in mind. If I do end up having to ask my school's IT department for help, what should I tell them to try?
Phishing Email and Found Too Many Attempts Unsuccessful Sign-In
I'd like to discuss regarding this condition. I was checking my Outlook account and found something weird. It was 'me' who sent the phishing email to real me and mentioned about sending a Litecoin cryptocurrency. I had already reported that to mailto:email address removed for privacy reasons. While I waiting from Microsoft, what can I do to this phishing email?
Unified inbox in new Outlook for Windows
Having a brand new email app (although it is not "real" appliaction per se) without Unified Inbox / Inbox Grouping option is really, really bad. Outlook for Android have unified inbox for years. Old Mail app in Windows had great possibility for grouping accounts which was even better than simple unified Inbox option available on Android or usually available in other apps. People having just one email use webmail anyway... And people with real need for mail appliaction usually have several emails and want some grouping at least. Hell, even naming of favorite folders is not available ?!? Can we move past 2012?
I keep getting these messages from email address removed for privacy reasons
I have suddenly started getting these sinister messages in my inbox: Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups: obazamyron (at) hotmail.com The recipient's mailbox is full and can't accept messages now. Please try resending your message later, or contact the recipient directly. In no case did I actually try to forward the message to anyone. What is going on here? N.B.: recently I was notified that my email address and password had been posted on the Dark Web. I immediately changed the password. Thanks for your attention to this matter.
Outlook for Mac Handling Marketing Emails
I'm on the Marketing Team at my company. Like any Marketing Team, we send out emails via an Email Marketing Platform, like MailChimp or SendGrid. There are only 2 of us who use MacBooks with Outlook. Every email that is either a test or the final deliverable doesn't display elements correctly. As an example, a 2 column layout will stack vertically in Desktop View. Are there plans on fixing this? It makes the review process and my job difficult. Thanks!How do I stop Copilot from adding to my Outlook?
I'm using Outlook Classic, and every day Copilot adds itself to my Outlook. I right-click and select uninstall, but the next day it comes right back. I do not want Copilot. How do I stop Copilot from adding to my Outlook. I've included screenshots to see what I'm talking about. Version: Microsoft® Outlook® for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2504 Build 16.0.18730.20122) 64-bitOAuth2 and Thunderbird, help needed
I hope someone can help, I've changed all the settings in Thunderbird for my whole family's emails (hotmail.co.uk, hotmail.com, live.co.uk) from Normal Password to OAuth2. All incoming and outgoing servers are exactly the same as Microsoft advised. None of my accounts work, neither for sending or receiving. I removed one account and tried to re-add it (that was the advice given if the first method didn't work) but when it tries to check the password, it takes forever. I've tried to manually configure it but it wouldn't download any folders or emails. I removed it and tried to re-add it but have been unable to do even that. My default account hasn't been able to send more than 25% of emails for a few weeks. I'm up to date with all updates and I've restarted Thunderbird and my laptop countless times. Can anyone point me in the right direction please? Here's the information Microsoft sent, if you scroll down it says "If you use Thunderbird". That's the advice I used. https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/modern-authentication-methods-now-needed-to-continue-syncing-outlook-email-in-non-microsoft-email-apps-c5d65390-9676-4763-b41f-d7986499a90dCustom Forms for Creating a Meeting
I want to create a custom form (available to only a small number of users) that allows me to collect more data when a meeting is being booked. The form needs to be able to use drop down lists (single and multi select), checkboxes, radio buttons as well as time and date fields with widgets to enter data - all the usual kind of input fields. I need to set some fields as mandatory and in an ideal world I'd like some mechanism to potentially validate data. This is a corporate set up so whatever I attempt must not impact on others but for one team I want this to be my standard input form. I also can't use anything other than standard Outlook capabilities - it's unlikely corporate will approve add-ins! Can anyone point me to resources that would make this possible?
