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iphone contact data for 7 years went missing overnight. I found it was backed up to outlook but I can't find that data

Asolutely invaluable information about professional and personal contacts lost all at once. After a tone of trials and tribulations, I've discovered my contacts on iphone were defaulting to my Outlook as a backup. But my outlook accounts don't show the…

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asked 2026-05-01T02:13:32.4866667+00:00
Mike A 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-06T08:25:42.94+00:00
Alice-N 9,285 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Missing contacts & calandars events after traveling

I went to England and got an esim card. Came back 2 days ago and my calendar events are gone, as well as all my current phone contacts. The only events and contacts are from over a year ago. How do I recover everything?

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asked 2026-05-04T21:33:21.3333333+00:00
catherine wolf 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-06T07:22:31.58+00:00
Alice-N 9,285 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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remove autocomplete contact list from outlook email on web

I have read several solutions and none of them match my screen view of Outlook. Year: 2026 I am on the web. I don't use Outlook email anywhere else. I want to manage the autocomplete list and if necessary, delete all of it. The suggestion to delete with…

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asked 2026-05-06T05:07:52.98+00:00
Susan L 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-06T05:08:02.48+00:00
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How to delete all outlook and teams contacts

Hi I find it really frustrating that i cannot mass delete teams and outlook contacts, i have duplicates sitting that i want to delete.

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asked 2026-05-05T09:12:10.6+00:00
S Noke 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-05T12:00:53.5266667+00:00
S Noke 0 Reputation points
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Manually removing an email address from the suggested contacts list.

How do I manually remove an email address from the suggested contacts list?

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asked 2026-04-26T21:24:23.4133333+00:00
Chris Johnson 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-05-04T14:31:54.6666667+00:00
Hornblower409 8,200 Reputation points
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Transfer hotmail.com Folder and contact groups into gmail account

Transfer hotmail.com Folder and contact groups into gmail account

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asked 2026-04-29T17:23:39.3433333+00:00
Frank Vulcano Jr 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-02T13:24:48.48+00:00
Victor1-V 7,815 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Outlook On The Web AutoComplete Issue

A contact has a new email address. I have deleted their old address and added their new one. When I go to email them AutoComplete remembers the old address and I can't seem to delete it! How can I remove it? What I've found online doesn't work or is not…

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asked 2026-04-29T12:07:11.26+00:00
Omega Bookings 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-01T22:36:29.2233333+00:00
Hornblower409 8,200 Reputation points
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Recipient's email rejecting some emails

I have several contacts notifying me that some of their emails are rejected, receiving the following: Your message wasn't delivered because the recipient's email provider rejected it I have those contacts in my contact list, they are not on my blocked…

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asked 2026-04-30T18:30:55.3733333+00:00
Lizbeth Loreto 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-05-01T21:00:24.76+00:00
Hornblower409 8,200 Reputation points
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Edit suggested contact list

I want to remove old email addresses from the 'suggested contacts' that appear when I start typing. I used to see an 'x' to remove an old contact but I no longer get this option.

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asked 2026-04-28T09:18:17.2066667+00:00
Amy McDonald 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-29T05:28:01.96+00:00
Hornblower409 8,200 Reputation points
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Email address line

Is there a way to adjust the time allowed type an email address in to the "TO" line? The allotted time to type now is very inadequate for people who are a little slower at typing.

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asked 2026-04-27T17:55:09.2866667+00:00
Dawn Tone 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-27T17:59:51.26+00:00
Dawn Tone 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

outlook enters wrong email address after I misspelled it on first email I sent

I sent an email to an email address that was misspelled. When I try to send the email again. New Outlook automatically enters the address I misspelled in address. I am using Microsoft 365 Outlook on a Windows 11 PC. How can I remove wrong address from…

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asked 2026-04-22T20:41:05.06+00:00
Charles Wilson 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-22T20:58:32.67+00:00
Charles Wilson 20 Reputation points
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How to add an email address

How do I add the email address to my addressbook: [******@cnr.it]

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asked 2026-04-19T08:41:02.16+00:00
Richard N Zare 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-19T09:54:32.1266667+00:00
Sumit D - IA 167.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to fix Save of Outlook Contacts

I can not save new contacts in Outlook. It was ok yesterday. what do I do to fix this.

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asked 2026-04-17T04:04:55.53+00:00
Penelope Tucker 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-04-17T16:33:18.9133333+00:00
Hornblower409 8,200 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Categories In Outlook.com

How do I delete unused categories in Outlook.com. There is a large list of categories in people which go back several years, and I cannot work out how to delete them

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asked 2026-04-15T23:00:20.9733333+00:00
TCATHF 175 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-04-17T04:36:44.04+00:00
Hornblower409 8,200 Reputation points
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Lost Contacts after creating a new Outlook email account

I had trouble with my Outlook after the upgrade (twice). One of your Chat agents said my accounts were corrupted so created a new account for me. Synching of emails went ok but when I tried to access my Contacts, they disappeared! I'm trying to get…

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asked 2026-04-07T05:26:30.52+00:00
Leonor Ammundsen 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-08T00:01:44.11+00:00
Chloe-V 7,815 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Hotmail cannot fetch addresses from contact list.

I cannot get hotmail to add email addresses from contact list. It shows no options or addresses and says cannot fetch from contact list. Should I be on Classic Outlook and if so how do I toggle that to "on" Did my account somehow get toggled…

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asked 2026-04-06T15:21:11.5666667+00:00
Michael Schultz 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-07T22:55:39.18+00:00
Kal-D 7,355 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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New Outlook Microsoft 635 People CSV Import

Using Manage Contacts on the People tab for Microsoft 365 I imported a CSV file of 819 contacts. All indications were that it was adding the contacts (I got a "Looking good! 819 contacts were imported." After I close the message then I received…

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asked 2026-03-22T21:39:11.19+00:00
Karen Shahoian 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-05T23:00:08.7066667+00:00
Kal-D 7,355 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I want to add more accounts to my default list

We have a very large database --- of which maybe only 1/10 of the contacts and accounts are assigned to me. But I am "missing" a good portion of those contacts in my designated "default view" How do I change search criteria and add…

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asked 2026-03-30T12:58:14.2366667+00:00
Scott Archer 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-30T13:31:37.11+00:00
Arlene D 36,045 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Unsolicited Email

I've been receiving unsolicited email for a long time, I've changed my email address at least 3 times and the porn email keep showing up. I have written rules to block Subject and message contacts and nothing has worked. The supposed blocked Subjects are…

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asked 2026-04-04T15:10:00.8133333+00:00
Sky7154 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-05T04:07:41.6366667+00:00
Hornblower409 8,200 Reputation points
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My Outlook contacts for this account are no longer available

A few days ago my Outlook Account for my email ******@gmail.com was no longer available to me I do not know how to recover them.

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asked 2026-04-06T12:16:51.8433333+00:00
Mark Buckley 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-07T10:00:15.8966667+00:00
Hornblower409 8,200 Reputation points