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Skydrive Windows 8.1 – all folders show as “online only”

Hi, Whatever folder I look at in My Documents (or any other folder in the Skydrive directory) show as "Online only" in Windows Explorer (Column "Availability"). Luckily (!) in the folders I expect to be synced, ALL files …

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Sent message problem

The same message is repeatedly being sent from my sent box. How do I stop it?

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SkyDrive in Windows 8.1 does not show sync status

Since my update yesterday to Windows 8.1 I can't see how much data has been synced (downloaded) from my SkyDrive. I have 48 GB in the SkyDrive so it will take a while to download that. From where do I know when it's fini …

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Outlook Sharing error

Shared out my calendar, however friends indicate to me that they get page cannot be found when browsing using the link. I tried resetting the shared links multiple times, creating a new account all with the same results. …

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bringing contacts from old computer

I have just now set up an email account (outlook) on my new computer with windows 8.1. How do I bring my contacts to this email account. Cheers, Warwick

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Need Help

Hi, i have domain under domains.live.com it was work well then after i renew always give me message service suspended however i created the dns records in my domain provide .

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no responce to application for hotmail security code

I sign on with password to the Hotmail account as is necessary with Windows 8. It then asks for extra security by means of a code which Microsoft say they will send to my email address. But there never is any response so …

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SkyDrive not Syncing in Windows 8.1

I updated my PC with Windows 8.1 and am having a horrible time with SkyDrive. Files that I save on my LOCAL PC SkyDrive folder do not show up on SkyDrive in the cloud. I have a 512GB SSD Drive, so space is not the issue …

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Facebook Contact Missing in People Site/App

Similar to a post someone encountered last year, I have a single contact (my best friend) who doesn't appear to show up in either the Outlook.com website or the Windows 8.1 People app. All other contacts appear correctly …

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deleted skype contact still showing

Hi I have this problem, one of the contacts I deleted from Skype , is still showing in people tab in my Hotmail account, this contact is Skype only and I cannot find a way to get rid of it, so I was searching the forum a …

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Trouble signing in to live.com

I can sign in initially to Live services, but after that when I need to verify that I am myself (I want to manage my payment options, specifically) and I enter my sign-in info it just kinda reloads the sign-in page, comp …

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cancel skydrive 8.1 app sync with surface rt

I accidentally tapped on the "make files available offline all the time" option without fully realizing what it would do. Now, my 32GB RT is trying to download well over 35GB of data to my RT's <9GB of free space. I've c …

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Outlook Android App notifications

I've got an LG Optimus Elite, Android 2.3.7 I don't want to receive notifications when I get an email. But when I check email, I want it be updated, or I want to be able to easily update it. From what I can tell, the out …

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Two accounts trying to combine or merge

Hi, I have my main Hotmail account since late 1990s. I have everything linked with this account. and over the time my skydive is now at 25+GB. now I am finally able to get the address i always wanted and using it as my m …

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Lost Contacts

I have tried many of your suggestions to reclaim my lost contacts. Nothing has worked. When I go to 'people' - 'options', the only options available are 'help' and 'feedback.' Is Microsoft trying to fix this problem with …

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change credit card information

How can I change and remove credit card information and tell MS to use the new one?

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Emails being silently dropped by hotmail and outlook.com

Hi emails from my email server are being received both by outlook and hotmail.com, however they are being dropped and do not reach the inbox or junkmail. I know this as it is all clear on the server side and it says it h …

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