
Modern Outlook defaults to only keeping the most recent emails on your computer with older stuff kept in cloud storage only. Note: either IMAP or POP3 connection might well be disabled by your network administrator. It doesn’t synchronize with the mailbox, isn’t recommended … but if you’re desperate, give it a try. POP3/SMTP – the old-fashioned way to get mail.As a fallback, setup Outlook (using a different profile) with a working connection to your mailbox. Standard ActiveSync is better but IMAP is usually available too, it depends on your mail host settings. IMAP - IMAP is another way to synchronize Outlook (or other email program) with an online mailbox.

If your main computer ‘dies’ just go to another one (a colleague, your kids). The great thing about OWA is it’ll work from any computer with a browser and net connection. Or login to your account then choose Outlook from the apps list on the left. There’s your mailbox with the ability to reply, forward etc. Open a browser window, go to the web link provided by your mail host and login.
#OUTLOOK 365 EMAILS MAC#
Outlook desktop Windows or Mac via ActiveSync – this is the most common way Microsoft Office users get their email.These are the two most common ways to access a Microsoft 365 / Exchange Server mailbox – you’re probably using one or more right now:

People think the entire email system is broken but it’s only the connection method they use.

The mailbox itself is usually running quite normally and even receiving new messages. Often just one connection to your email store has broken but there are other ways to access the same Exchange Server mailbox. You’ll see people complaining that their ’email has stopped’ and the media often echoes those reports. Many outages are not a complete breakdown of email hosted on Microsoft 365. The general advice applies to anyone with cloud based email storage, Microsoft 365, Exchange Server, Gmail or other. Most of these suggestions are things you should do, even if you have 100% confidence in Microsoft’s cloud management. You can keep on working until Microsoft fixes the problem, if you’re prepared. These outages have and will happen to even the best of cloud services. Microsoft 365 breaks down occasionally, so do other online services.
