How to Resolve Microsoft Outlook not Working?

The search function in Microsoft Outlook is very helpful, it helps with avoiding the hassle of going through all the emails to find the one you’re looking for. You can just type any detail of the mail you want to search and directly go to it. But sometimes you find, search not working in Outlook Mac. The most common issue is app’s search stop working properly. You get a message of no result on the screen if you search for a particular thing. Sometimes it is just because of a little Incompatibility between the system and the app. There is no major issue. Although, if Microsoft Outlook search not working Mac. It can be fixed easily without the help of any technician. Let’s have a look at some of the steps for the same.

How to fix Mac Outlook search not working?

•         Go to the menu and click on task manager. And restart Microsoft Outlook.
•         Run the Outlook search repair utility program.
•         If you have created a new profile in Mac, spotlight indexing might not be complete. Finish the indexing and then you can try searching again.
•         Another thing that you must take care of is, Mac identity name should not consist of any special characters.
•         Rename, if this is the case.
•         Make sure that identity folder is not added to privacy tab.
•         Outlook for Mac profile should be stored under correct default location.
•         Spotlight index can also be corrupt, reindex the spotlight index.

There is only a limited amount if space available in your email. Make sure you have enough space, delete anything that’s been for long and is no longer useful. Go to the browser and clear the cache and cookies. If you’re still facing, Outlook 2016 search not working Mac. Go to the settings and check for updates. Update your application. If the app Or version is not working, it will show different kinds of error. Therefore, check for updates and install the ones compatible with your device.

Microsoft Outlook is sometimes over burdened with all the emails and data it has stored. If you are a professional, you’re bound to receive a large number of emails everyday. And when you use the search function, if doesn’t work. You can try narrow down your search. Look for the emails in a particular folder and tyro the complete email domain to make it easier for the server. If you are using any antivirus, disable the antivirus for sometime. It might be blocking certain things causing your search function to not work. 

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