About storage and syncing
If i have 50 GB storage (of which 25 GB is full) and i want to share my folders with my friends who have only 7 GB of storage. Can they sync with my folders or not? I´m asking because for example Dropbox won´t let sync i …
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Increase SMTP relay limit
Hey, We are currently using outlook.com custom domain for our emails. We have a few support systems installed (bug tracker, ticket support system, lost password feature for a mobile app) and we had come across a problem …
My sent items have been deleted
Hello, I've seen that this problem has cropped up in other forums and I've tried all the relevant solutions. The issue is the same: the large majority of my sent items have been deleted, leaving only a few from the past …
Can’t make a rule to get rid of certain email junk
When I try to make a rule to have certain email moved to the Junk Basket....I am given the message: " Unfortunately, we can't make a rule for an email address that is this long." The email addresses are like: RAByAC4ATwB …
GIVE ME BACK MY ACCOUNT!!
This is absolute annoying with the "it seems like someone else might be using your account" My email is *** Email address is removed for privacy *** and I've filled up the form more than 10 times and only got replied tha …
Account does not exist?
Hi all, I have a Hotmail account which has been deactivated since I haven't logged in it for too long. I found that the deactivated account is a part of the reserve domain. What I'm asking is if I could use the account n …
although filters set to exclusive, junk mail now getting into my inbox
Started yesterday where junk mail going straight to inbox. filter set to exclusive
The entire text from an important email is now blank
Hi, I need to reply to an important email sent to me on 8th August 2013 but the entire text of the email sent to me is now showing as completely blank so it is somewhat difficult to reply to it. I have Mozilla version 22 …
Account reactivated but latest emails are missing
After I reactivated my account I lost all emails I received in the last 24 hours or so. One of them was for a job interview I have so need it back asap. How can I retrieve these missing emails? They're not in my junk fol …
log on to Microsoft
When I try to log on to Microsoft and after I have filled in my email and password Microsoft puts up my name as someone completely different. Some months ago Microsoft , when I was logging in, sent me a message that ther …
Urgent! My sister accidentally deleted her hotmail account.
To whom it may concern, Please help, my sister accidentally deleted her hotmail account. There are tons of important files since she is now doing her Phd. Please help. Best, JujangJJ
security code won’t send to my phone
Anyone who can help! I have an outlook.com account created using domains.live.com (*** Email address is removed for privacy ***). I have tried verifying my account using my mobile. I got the first code (the short 4 digit …
1 file not syncing
I keep getting a floating dialogue stating one file needs syncing, when I go to see what the problems is nothing appears to be wrong, not n any of the locations where the file exists. The FAQ tells me what the problem is …
Still no foto upload in contacts??
This is unbelievable... I cant believe i cant upload a foto to a contact... It has been several months that Outlook.com got a new design and some things like the foto upload in a contact still isnt there. I think i am go …
Receiving repeated security emails
I am receiving repeated emails entitled "Microsoft account security code" to my hotmail account. The account address in the emails does not belong to me. I have received dozens of these messages now so I can only assume …
Junk mail in inbox despite exclusive filter.
Over the last week I have been getting an increasing amount of 'junk' emails (mainly PPI related) into my inbox, however my junk filter is set to exclusive. So it should go into my junk folder. I am marking them as junk …
Want to recover my autodeleted hotmail account
My old hotmail account was deleted because of inactivity I guess, and I´d like to recover it. If it´s not possible to recover the emails, I´d like at least to recover the account email, which now says that it´s not possi …
I am cannot close my acccount, and have my PUID and would like to ask a Moderator to help me close the account
I keep getting an error when trying to close this extra email account I have. Everytime I login to the account page to close my Microsoft account I get the following. We can't show you that page Our server is having a pr …
Email sweep and how to recover
Why does my email keep doing a sweep and deleting important emails
Forgot my hotmail/outlook email address login
Title says it all. I remember the password for it, the security question and all the details I entered for creating the account besides the e-mail address I actually used. I know the alternate e-mail address that I used …
Hotmail autocorrects in spanish
Hi, Hotmail settings are in English. I live in Spain. Hotmail autocorrects such that if i type in an english word hotmail will change this into a similar spanish word. also i get a red squiggly line under every english w …
Outlook.com Alias Mail Account SMTP Error using Email Client to access Outlook.com
Hi, I have created an alias to my outlook.com email account. The alias is of my corporate email ID. The alias was created without any issues, and the alias was configured for 'send and receive'. The 'send and receive' fu …
Solved “This account can’t be used to access Outlook.com…” issue
Hello everyone, As many of you are encountering this problem (office365 bull****) I thought I would give you my way of resolving it. First I d like to clarify what my issue was to make sure you fit into the category: Ess …
SMS Verification
I have successfully completed the SMS verification yet additional features are not unlocked. I have been using the account for months, this was a 10 year old Hotmail account. Opened several cases with MS only to have the …
Admin password forgotten, computer tech charged to delete it but it has come back for third time.
Hi, I am extremely computer illiterate...I created an admin account years ago (when my teenage daughter was annoying me) We NEVER restart the computer and hence haven't had to input it in some time. Some update a few mon …