How to Get Rid of Outbox Mail
Outlook email can be set to Send and Receive on a specific schedule such as every five minutes. However, sometimes glitches in an Internet connection or in the Microsoft Outlook software itself can cause email to sit in your Outbox. There are some steps you can take to get rid of your Outbox mail either by sending it or by erasing it completely.
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Double-click on the Microsoft Outlook icon on your computer's Desktop. Outlook will open automatically. On the left side of your software you will see links for Inbox, Drafts, Outbox, Sent, and Deleted mail. Click on "Outbox." Your Outbox mail will now appear.
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Click the "Send/Receive" button at the top of your Outlook software. This automatically triggers your Outlook mail to send any mail in your Outbox and receive any new mail you have coming in. This is the standard method of getting rid of Outbox mail.
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Take your laptop computer that contains your Outlook Outbox mail to a different location that has Wi-Fi. If you were trying to send Outbox mail from a Wi-Fi connection that is not the one at which you initially set up your Outlook software, you may find that the software and the Internet connection do not fully communicate properly. This glitch can be remedied by using the Internet connection that you used to initially set up your Outlook software or by finding a different Internet connection that is more compatible. Once you are at your new location, click on the "Send/Receive" button for your Outbox mail again and see if the mail sends and disappears from your Outbox.
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Get rid of Outbox mail by deleting your Outbox. Save your Outbox emails in your draft folder or in a different email program by copying-and-pasting your email content into new email folders and clicking "Save." Then, click on your Outbox again on the left side of your Outlook software and click on each individual email that you are trying to get rid of, right click, and tap the "Delete" button with your mouse. Your email is now deleted.
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