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Change How Much Mail to Keep Offline in Outlook

Change How Much Mail to Keep Offline in Outlook

By default, Outlook configures Exchange and Office 365 accounts to only synchronize 12 months of your email.

 Instructions

  1. Click File > Account Settings > Account Settings.

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  2. Select an Exchange or Office 365 account, and then click Change.

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  3. Under Offline Settings, move the slider to the desired amount of time, such as All12 months6 months3 months, or 1 month. Note: If you're using Outlook 2016, you can also select an amount of time as short as 3 days.

    1. For example, if you move the slider to 3 months, only mail from the past three months will be synchronized to your Offline Outlook Data (.ost) file from the Exchange server. Items older than 3 months reside only in your mailbox on the server. You can change this setting at any time.

Note:

  • Cached Exchange Mode, which downloads a copy of your messages, must be turned on.

  • If you're using Outlook with an Office 365 account, we recommend you use Cached Exchange Mode.

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