May 02, 2018 The whole reason Outlook doesn't download pictures by default is for privacy reasons—somebody can theoretically find your IP address by embedding a hyperlinked image in an email that you open. You'd think that at least Outlook would show pictures from people in your contacts list by default, but it doesn't even do that.
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When typing an address in the 'To:' line I get a list of addresses to choose from. There are several of these autocomplete recipient names in there which I've mistyped and also some that I don't use anymore.
How can I remove these? They are not in my Contacts folder either. Where are they?
The Auto-Complete feature of Outlook keeps a cache of addresses you've recently used. It is not related to the default Contacts folder. Instead, they are kept in a special cache location.
- You can set up automatic replies for when you're out of the office and specify an end date so that the replies will stop automatically when you return, or you can manually turn off automatic replies. Set up automatic replies when you're out of the office. At the bottom left corner of the of the navigation pane, click Mail.
- Import Outlook Contacts to Your Auto-Complete List. You can import contacts from the Address Book, or even the Global Address List if you are on an Exchange network. Just go to the File Add Items From Address Book item on the menu. Select the address book you want, and then add the selected items by using the To button.
- Many users are easily confused by Outlook's contact options - you have Contacts, the Address Book and the auto-complete list. Add Outlook 2010's Suggested Contacts and there is a lot to be confused about. Contacts is a folder to hold addresses & phone numbers - email addresses, snail mail addresses etc - and personal information like.
Removing a single address
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When addressing an email and a name you want to remove pops-up, use your arrow keys on your keyboard to select it and press Delete.
Addresses which you can remove contain an X icon on the right when you highlight them.
Addresses listed in the Other Suggestions section can't be removed as they are resolved from your Address Book and not from the list of addresses of people you've emailed before. If the contact is stored in your Contacts folder and you want it removed, you can delete it from the Contacts folder itself.
When using Outlook 2010, you can instead remove the contact item from the Suggested Contacts folder. To see all your Contact folders, switch to the Contacts Navigation (keyboard shortcut: CTRL+3).
Deleting a recently used address from the AutoComplete list.
Deleting an entry from the Classic AutoComplete list.
Disable Auto-Complete
To disable this suggestion feature completely;
- Outlook 2007
Tools-> Options-> button E-mail Options…-> Advanced E-mail Options…-> deselect: Suggest names while completing To, Cc, and Bcc fields - Outlook 2010 / 2013 /2016 / 2019 / Office 365
File-> Options-> section Mail-> option group: Send messages-> deselect: Use Auto-Complete List to suggest names when typing in the To, CC and Bcc lines
Remove all addresses from the Auto-Complete list
If you want to reset the Auto-Complete list to remove all addresses at once, you can use one of the following methods.
Outlook 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and Office 365
In these versions of Outlook, the Auto-Complete list is kept in a special hidden message in your mailbox. Resetting the list can be done in the following ways;
- Button: Empty Auto-Complete List
Using the 'Empty Auto-Complete List' button does exactly what is says. You can find the option here;
File-> Options-> section Mail-> option group: Send messages-> button: Empty Auto-Complete List - Startup switch: cleanautocompletecache
By starting Outlook with the cleanautocompletecache startup switch you'll achieve the exact same results as using the button 'Empty Auto-Complete List.
You can execute this switch in the following way (note the space in the command);- Start-> type;
outlook.exe /cleanautocompletecache
- Start-> type;
Outlook 2010
Aside from the methods listed above, in Outlook 2010 you can also empty the Suggested Contacts folder.
Outlook 2017 For Mac Turn Off Auto Address Emails
When typing an address in the 'To:' line I get a list of addresses to choose from. There are several of these autocomplete recipient names in there which I've mistyped and also some that I don't use anymore.
How can I remove these? They are not in my Contacts folder either. Where are they?
The Auto-Complete feature of Outlook keeps a cache of addresses you've recently used. It is not related to the default Contacts folder. Instead, they are kept in a special cache location.
- You can set up automatic replies for when you're out of the office and specify an end date so that the replies will stop automatically when you return, or you can manually turn off automatic replies. Set up automatic replies when you're out of the office. At the bottom left corner of the of the navigation pane, click Mail.
- Import Outlook Contacts to Your Auto-Complete List. You can import contacts from the Address Book, or even the Global Address List if you are on an Exchange network. Just go to the File Add Items From Address Book item on the menu. Select the address book you want, and then add the selected items by using the To button.
- Many users are easily confused by Outlook's contact options - you have Contacts, the Address Book and the auto-complete list. Add Outlook 2010's Suggested Contacts and there is a lot to be confused about. Contacts is a folder to hold addresses & phone numbers - email addresses, snail mail addresses etc - and personal information like.
Removing a single address
When addressing an email and a name you want to remove pops-up, use your arrow keys on your keyboard to select it and press Delete.
Addresses which you can remove contain an X icon on the right when you highlight them.
Addresses listed in the Other Suggestions section can't be removed as they are resolved from your Address Book and not from the list of addresses of people you've emailed before. If the contact is stored in your Contacts folder and you want it removed, you can delete it from the Contacts folder itself.
When using Outlook 2010, you can instead remove the contact item from the Suggested Contacts folder. To see all your Contact folders, switch to the Contacts Navigation (keyboard shortcut: CTRL+3).
Deleting a recently used address from the AutoComplete list.
Deleting an entry from the Classic AutoComplete list.
Disable Auto-Complete
To disable this suggestion feature completely;
- Outlook 2007
Tools-> Options-> button E-mail Options…-> Advanced E-mail Options…-> deselect: Suggest names while completing To, Cc, and Bcc fields - Outlook 2010 / 2013 /2016 / 2019 / Office 365
File-> Options-> section Mail-> option group: Send messages-> deselect: Use Auto-Complete List to suggest names when typing in the To, CC and Bcc lines
Remove all addresses from the Auto-Complete list
If you want to reset the Auto-Complete list to remove all addresses at once, you can use one of the following methods.
Outlook 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and Office 365
In these versions of Outlook, the Auto-Complete list is kept in a special hidden message in your mailbox. Resetting the list can be done in the following ways;
- Button: Empty Auto-Complete List
Using the 'Empty Auto-Complete List' button does exactly what is says. You can find the option here;
File-> Options-> section Mail-> option group: Send messages-> button: Empty Auto-Complete List - Startup switch: cleanautocompletecache
By starting Outlook with the cleanautocompletecache startup switch you'll achieve the exact same results as using the button 'Empty Auto-Complete List.
You can execute this switch in the following way (note the space in the command);- Start-> type;
outlook.exe /cleanautocompletecache
- Start-> type;
Outlook 2010
Aside from the methods listed above, in Outlook 2010 you can also empty the Suggested Contacts folder.
The contacts in the Suggested Contacts folder hold a relation to the Auto-Complete list. Delete a contact from this folder and it will also be removed from the Auto-Complete list.
Note that the reverse doesn't work; When you remove the 'Empty Auto-Complete List' button or the cleanautocompletecache startup switch, you will not delete the contacts from the Suggested Contacts folder.
Outlook 2007
Outlook 2017 For Mac Turn Off Auto Address Email Address
When using Outlook 2007, the addresses are kept in a separate cache file with the nk2 extension. By renaming the file to .old while Outlook is closed the entire AutoSuggest list will be reset.
This file can be found in the following location;
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C:Users%username%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftOutlook
