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Options Fields NOT Working

Classic Outlook: The "Direct Replies to" under Options does NOT work

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asked 2026-10-02T03:04:03.1533333+00:00
Ginger 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T20:25:34.43+00:00
Hornblower409 16,350 Reputation points
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What happened to all my emails

what happened to all my emails. I had many emails i saved to my account and they dont seem to be on there any more the count keeps getting smaller. How can i recover them and honestly what happened to them .

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asked 2026-10-06T18:11:44.36+00:00
HD 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T18:54:44.64+00:00
Brian Tillman 27,405 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Outlook gives message smtp dropped

Outlook gives message smtp dropped when sending outgoing messages. How do I correct this?

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asked 2026-10-03T20:43:03.4233333+00:00
Jon W 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T17:37:53.8666667+00:00
Jon W 0 Reputation points
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Junk Mail in Outlook

I no longer get emails in my Junk section in Outlook. I didn't change anything. I read that an auto-update may have eliminated those emails automatically. How do I get "Junk" back? Many thanks!

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2026-10-05T23:14:49.5566667+00:00
Mary Soens Platner 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T17:20:18.7333333+00:00
Mary Soens Platner 20 Reputation points
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I lost ability to access my att.net email account via desktop and outlook mobile

My att.net email account is not authentication (syncing) on my desktop MS 365 and mobile outlook account.

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asked 2026-09-28T21:09:48.4433333+00:00
Ruben Martinez 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T15:19:44.6633333+00:00
Maria Turner 0 Reputation points
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Outlook Calendar Desktop

Hi, Since yesterday, all my events in Outlook Calendar have a white stripe under it. Visually, it looks like all my events are terminating 5 or 10 minutes before the next one. How can I fix it and remove it? Thanks

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asked 2026-09-13T16:41:39.2966667+00:00
Christian de BERAIL 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T14:45:18.9366667+00:00
Kufner, André 15 Reputation points
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How to fix -- Good incoming emails go right to Delete

Tried to reduce spam using settings, Junk Mail, Rules, etc. Now most of my good incoming email goes right to Delete

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asked 2026-09-25T18:23:21.1+00:00
Pat Olsen 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T14:08:18.5533333+00:00
Pat Olsen 0 Reputation points
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Can not receive all emails from Outlook

Some of my emails are coming through both inbox and junk but I am finding some emails that were sent is not showing up. I have tried different things that have been suggested but nothing works.

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asked 2026-10-05T20:07:49.1633333+00:00
wendy godwin 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-06T13:56:07.5166667+00:00
Vikki-T 11,450 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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i cant receive pAYPAL emails

i can receive other emails except paypal. This has been the case for about 3 weeks

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asked 2026-10-06T10:31:02.29+00:00
Jane Padilla 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T11:35:01.0066667+00:00
SD - IA 180.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Office 2021 Outlook Mail Folder problem.

Hi, I run Office 2021. I like to keep my Outlook Mail screen tidy and I collapse my folders when I exit Outlook. However when I open Outlook again the Folders are all expanded. How can I get Outlook to retain the collapsed view? Thanks for any help you…

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asked 2026-10-02T20:22:11.79+00:00
Archie Thomas 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T11:23:06.1966667+00:00
Vikki-T 11,450 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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how to fix outlook 2016 not syncing mail folders with telstra webmail

I recently changed my Telstra webamail set up form PO3 to IMAP. All good in Outlook, but noticed the the folders in outlook do not match the contents in Telstra web mail. IE documents are missing fro WEBMAIL

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asked 2026-10-02T02:12:28.0833333+00:00
Rod Prior 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T11:14:37.3633333+00:00
Vikki-T 11,450 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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attachments - I'm board secretary

up to about 4 months ago i had no problem. Now when I send Attachment (documents) the recipient is unable to open attachment states file is unsafe, now I can't even open them when I send them to myself

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asked 2026-10-02T19:14:36.9066667+00:00
Loretta Hoffman 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T10:53:48.4733333+00:00
Vikki-T 11,450 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Trying to reset my child's email, but there is not enough information on the account for normal recovery form

So I have been attempting to reset my child's Outlook password for a while now, but the normal recovery form is not helpful. While I have all the correct information, he never sent emails (to my knowledge) so I can't add that information, nor does he…

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asked 2026-10-06T05:14:10.7066667+00:00
Raven Vixen 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T09:55:41.4666667+00:00
Vikki-T 11,450 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Does Microsoft have live chat support? Cannot find a link

Microsoft seems to NOT WANT TO support regular users - I cannot find the live chat link that was fairly easy to find previously. Who can give me the link?

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asked 2026-10-06T07:40:00.49+00:00
Gerhard Kriel MS 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T08:21:01.9266667+00:00
SD - IA 180.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Outlook loads very slowly when started

Since receiving updates, Outlook starts very slowly and is also extremely slow in 'sending / receiving' messages

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asked 2026-10-06T00:18:55.54+00:00
Kent Roorda 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T07:55:31.83+00:00
Vikki-T 11,450 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Unable to send emails from Outlook to a contact list

Unable to send emails from Outlook to a contact list which has abouit 100 email addresses was able to send previously

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asked 2026-10-06T05:24:37.2233333+00:00
answered 2026-10-06T07:13:09.0133333+00:00
Alvise Cervellati 6,780 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Margins on Outlook emails

The margins on my Outlook emails changed and I need to change them back to how they were originally. "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE"Office Home & Business 2021 installed 8/25/23

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asked 2026-10-05T19:31:57.89+00:00
daniel howland 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T06:13:15.84+00:00
Vikki-T 11,450 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

Cannot add another email account to my outlook

I have several different emails set up on my outlook. However, when I try to add another email, it is giving me an error message that states I have reached the maximum amount of accounts that can be added. How can this be corrected?

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asked 2026-10-05T17:45:21.0833333+00:00
Morgan King 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T04:11:14.15+00:00
Hornblower409 16,350 Reputation points
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Blocking Flagged email spam

How do I block Flagged email spam? I receive at least 75 per day and must delete them one at a time.

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asked 2026-10-05T17:09:04.5433333+00:00
Jim EASTMAN 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T04:03:40.4166667+00:00
Hornblower409 16,350 Reputation points
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Fixing inbound emails going to Deleted folder

All of a sudden all of my incoming Outlook emails are going into my Deleted file.

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asked 2026-10-05T21:59:09.6533333+00:00
Robert Wells 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-05T22:37:09.3533333+00:00
EmilyS726 271K Reputation points Independent Advisor