IMAP account on Outlook for iPad creates read-only drafts when trying to create new email

Jocelin Marsh 0 Reputation points
2026-11-06T13:19:23+00:00

Outlook for iPad does not feature a Minimise drafts setting which is available on iPhone. My Stretton IMAP account repeatedly produces a blank read-only draft with the message "Couldn't recover draft" whenever I try to compose a new email. Disabling the Minimise Drafts switch on my iPhone resolved the same issue. Please explain how I can disable this feature on iPad or explain how I can create new emails on my iPad without it failing due to blank draft creation every time

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  1. Rayyan Fawad 1,170 Reputation points
    2026-11-06T13:30:46.2333333+00:00

    Hi Jocelin the feature that automatically minimizes the drafts in the back end for Outlook for iPad can’t be turned off the same way as it can be for iPhone. This is because the automatic draft created in Outlook for iPad by clicking on the compose button is locked by the Stretton IMAP server. To do this you would need to delete your account from Outlook and re-add it to force a sync to update it to the latest version.

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  2. Jocelin Marsh 0 Reputation points
    2026-11-06T16:04:57.5533333+00:00

    I have already deleted my IMAP account from Outlook and re-installed it. It made no difference. As soon as I try to write a new email, the blank draft is created and I am unable to create the email. The same problem remains

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