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Autocomplete seems full
I have a very high end user on 365 (16.0) and their client is freezing up every time they try to reply or do a new email. I read up and people are saying this happens when the Nickname file is filled. They suggest cleaning it out but this user wants all their contacts in this file. I do not want to remove anyone so I was going to copy the registry file and increase it. However I can't find this folder. AutoNameCheck does not exist. Any suggestions? I was going to try a fresh install but I doubt it will fix it.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\AutoNameCheck
The Autocomplete cache hasn't been a separate file for several Outlook versions now, it's stored inside the mailbox (assuming you are on Exchange). Definitely try a new profile first, also try running Outlook in safe mode (hold the CTRL key while launching it or launch it via "Outlook /safe" in the run box).
The user wont lose their autocomplete if I make a new profile will they?
If it's an Exchange account, no. And you can always keep the old profile just to be on the safe side.
