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Microsoft Outlook App Repair Mac

  1. Repair An Office Application
  2. Outlook Repair Office 365
  3. Microsoft Outlook App Repair Mac Pro
  4. Microsoft Outlook App Android
  5. Scanpst 2016

Repair an Office application. Select the Microsoft Office product you want to repair, and select Modify. Note: This will repair the entire Office suite even if it's just one application you want to repair such as Word or Excel. If you have a standalone app installed, then search for that application by name. It can currently fix Office, Office 365, or Outlook problems. If the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant can't fix a problem for you, it will suggest next steps and help you get in touch with Microsoft support. However, the Outlook for Mac scenario in the app can troubleshoot some issues that occur on your Mac even though the app is.

Due to the popularity of Outlook, most of the users ask to use Outlook on Mac devices thus Microsoft released Outlook for Mac. Users can share calendars, notes, send/ receive mails on Outlook for Mac same as MS Outlook. To update the files in OST and PST outlook perform synchronization but some users complain of Outlook for Mac error ‘Microsoft Sync Services has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience’. To fix this error it is advised to clear Outlook Mac cache.

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The main causes of Outlook Mac sync problem with Mac are

    • Synchronizations preferences settings are not properly configured
    • Outlook for Mac sync cache has not been cleared

These could be the two reasons causing error, solving these problems will fix the Outlook for Mac Sync Error

Methods to Solve ‘Outlook for Mac Sync’ Issue

Follow the below given steps to solve Outlook 2016 Mac Sync problem

Disable Sync Services Preferences

Clear the Auto Recovery folderStep 1 Open the Go menu and click Home.Step 2 Go to Documents Microsoft User Data then you will find the Office Autorecovery folder.Step 3 Open the folder, there are the autorecovery files of Microsoft application. Just check all the Word document file found. You can copy or move the files to somewhere else to save them. Microsoft word didn't save document mac. Then delete all the files in the folder.Now launch Microsoft Word and see if it is responding now.2. You are always allowed to preview the files.If you find the result unsatisfying, try Deep Scan which may take some time.Fix Microsoft Word Not Responding on MacIf Microsoft Word doesn't respond on Mac, you may force quit the application and fix the problem with the following methods.1.

    • Start Outlook in your system (if it opens)
    • Click on Preferences in the Outlook menu
    • Under the Other options select Sync Services

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    • Uncheck all the boxes and close Outlook
  • Restart Outlook and check the error is solved or not

This will disable the sync services, if the error is resolved it means the sync preferences are corrupted and needs to be reset. To reset Outlook for Mac sync problems check the below given steps

Force Quit Outlook

    • Click on the Apple menu
    • A dialog box with all the active/ running applications will appear
    • Select all the applications except Finder
    • Now click on the ‘Force Quit’ button
  • Before quitting any application, back up all items, Outlook identities for later use

Take Backup of Outlook Identities

    • Click on Go menu and then Home
    • Select Documents and open Microsoft User Data
    • Press the control key, and then click Office 2011 identities
    • Select Copy ‘Office 2011 Identities’ and close all windows
  • Go to desktop, press the control key and then click on Paste

How to Reset Microsoft Sync Services in Outlook for Mac

    • Click on Go menu and hold the OPTION Key to Open Library
    • Go to Preferences and delete com.microsoft.Outlook.SyncServicesPreferences.plist, com.microsoft.Outlook.SyncServices.plist, OfficeSync Prefs
    • Go to Application Support, then Microsoft and Office 2011
    • Move OfficeSync Prefs to the trash folder
    • Now restart the system and open Outlook
    • Go to Preferences>> Other and select Sync Services
    • Now check mark all the items to sync

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  • Close Outlook and Open again

Clear Outlook for Mac Sync Services Cache

    • First Disable Sync services and close all applications
    • On the Go Menu click on Applications>> Utilities and then open Activity Monitor
    • Type Syncto in Filter box
    • Quit all the processes found in list
    • When the task gets completes close Activity Monitor
    • Go to Home and then click /Library/Application Support/,
    • Open SyncServices and move all the files to trash
  • Restart all applications and turn on sync services

This will remove the Outlook for Mac Sync Error. You can try any of the above methods as per the system and error encountered. But always back up files before starting any process. These manual steps will remove the Microsoft Sync problem in Outlook for Mac.

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Summary

This article describes some useful tools for Microsoft Outlook for Mac.

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Outlook Search Repair

The Outlook Search Repair tool repairs search results within Outlook.

Important

Due to some changes in macOS Mojave, this tool no longer works in 10.14 and higher. If you are on macOS Mojave (10.14), you can follow the steps below to reindex Spotlight for Outlook for Mac.

  1. Choose Apple menu, then System Preferences, and then Spotlight.

  2. Select the Privacy tab.

  3. In Finder:

    1. On the Go menu, select Go to Folder..

    2. Copy and paste the following location into the 'Go to the folder:' dialog box and select Go:

      ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/Outlook/Outlook 15 Profiles/

  4. Drag the 'Main Profile' folder to the Privacy tab. Once added, remove the folder, and Spotlight will re-index the folder.

    You must perform this step for any additional profile folders you have.

See the following article from Apple to learn more: How to rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac.

When to use the tool

Use this tool if search results within Outlook show nothing or return older items only. For example, if you search for an email message that you already have open and that message isn't displayed in the search results.

How to use the tool

  1. Download and open the Outlook Search Repair tool.

  2. Follow the instructions.

    Note The tool searches for duplicate installations of Outlook. If no duplicates are detected, go to step 3. If duplicates are detected, remove the duplicate Outlook installations, and then restart the system. After your system is restarted, the Outlook Search Repair tool may reopen. If it does reopen, exit and restart the tool.

  3. Select Reindex.

    Note The Outlook Search Repair tool displays a 'Reindexing, please wait' message while it works. Wait for this process to finish. This may require an hour or more, depending on the size of your Outlook profile. Outlook doesn't have to be open when the repair occurs. A spotlight search will be slower and may not finish while the index is being repaired.

  4. Exit the Outlook Search Repair tool when you receive the following message after the repair is completed:

    Done! Reindexing has completed!

OutlookResetPreferences

The Outlook Reset Preferences tool resets all Outlook preferences to their default settings.

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When to use the tool

Use this tool to reset any customizations that you've made to Outlook by using the Preferences option on the Outlook menu. This tool also stores the settings for the Outlook window size and position. This tool shouldn't be needed most of the time. But it can be useful.

Note The Outlook Preferences file doesn't contain all the preferences for the application. Also, resetting Outlook preferences doesn't remove email messages or account settings.

How to use the tool

  1. Download and open the Outlook Reset Preferences tool.
  2. Click the Reset Now! button. This closes Outlook if it's open, and then resets the preferences to their default settings.
  3. Exit the Outlook Reset Preferences tool.

SetDefaultMailApp

The Default Mail Application tool lets you easily make Outlook the default mail application.

When to use the tool

Use this tool if you want Outlook to open a new email message when you click a mailto: link in an email message or on a website. Selecting a mailto: link opens the default email application. Outlook isn't the default email application until you change that setting.

How to use the tool

  1. Download and open the Default Mail Application tool.
  2. In the Default Mail Application dialog box, select com.microsoft.outlook, and then click Make Default.
  3. Exit the Default Mail Application tool.

ResetRecentAddresses

The Reset Recent Addresses tool lets you reset recent addresses that Outlook stores. This tool deletes all recent addresses instead of you having to manually delete addresses one at a time.

When to use the tool

When you compose an email message and add people on the To, Cc, or Bcc line, Outlook suggests names as you type characters. The list of names that Outlook uses is a combination of stored contacts, the company directory, and recent contacts. Recent contacts have an 'X' character next to each name. Without this tool, you have to click the 'X' on each contact to remove that contact from the Recent Address List. The Reset Recent Addresses tool cleans out all recent addresses at the same time.

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How to use the tool

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  1. Download and open the ResetRecentAddresses tool.
  2. Click the Reset Now! button.
  3. Exit the Reset Outlook Recent Addresses tool.