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Outlook for Mac calendar reminder does not pop up when it needs to
Hey everyone,
I'm encountering a peculiar issue with my MacOS X Samona and Outlook for Mac.
Main goal is to make the Reminder pop-up appear and remind me of a meeting.
The problem is as follows:
I have a Google Workspace Account configured on my Outlook.
I have a meeting in my Outlook calendar
When the time comes for a reminder to pop up, nothing happens.
When I focus Outlook (it's already opened ) and choose the calendar, the reminder pops up.
My current workaround is to import all my calendars into the Mac calendar app, which sends me notifications for upcoming meetings.
I reinstalled it completely, cleaned everything with App Cleaner, removed everything left off in the Library, and tested a bunch of suggestions in some forums. Nothing is still this issue. I've been using Outlook for Mac for over ten years and have experienced such a case for the first time.
Currently, I'm searching for a way to troubleshoot it like:
- Close all apps except Outlook
- Open Apple "Console" app and filter by Outlook
- Set a meeting after 1 minute and put a reminder "on startup"
- Wait for that minute and try to catch something from the log
- The Reminder GUI window does not pop up.
Here is the log:
Software info:
Microsoft® Outlook for Mac
Version 16.86.1 (24061443)
Licence: Office Home & Business 2021
Been having similar issue for months now - I don't have any additional configs, just using Outlook out of the box on Sonoma, and meeting reminders stopped appearing unless I specifically focus the calendar (Outlook already open). I haven't been able to find any info on a cause or fix. Following for hopefully more info...
See whether this can help:
See your meeting reminders in the macOS Notification Center (microsoft365.com)
