Microsoft Outlook Cannot delete outgoing message

Microsoft Outlook Cannot delete outgoing message

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silverfoxcc

Original Poster:

7,683 posts

144 months

Tuesday 24th November 2015
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Situation
Tried sending a battch of pictures on Sunday. Thought they were jpeg ( nice small sizes) but found out ithey were bmp and the file size is over 110MB!!!

The preshingmail is stuck in my outgoing and is resisting all attempts to delete it.
Has anyone got an idea on how to get rid of the damn thing?
It just wont go!!
Message options tells me it is transmitting the message but it is now over 48hrs!
If push comes to shove, would copying all my existing messages (both in and out) except this one and exporting them to a mem stick, removing the programme completely, re installing and then re installing the saved stuff be the only way around it?

TurricanII

1,516 posts

197 months

Tuesday 24th November 2015
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Are you using Outlook with IMAP or POP? I would perhaps go into Send/Receive groups and disable sending of emails with that account. Close/reopen Outlook - will it let you delete the email? Alto perhaps try being offline/disconnected from the Internet when opening Outlook which will contribute to blocking it from sending and receiving.

Dodsy

7,172 posts

226 months

Wednesday 25th November 2015
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Going offline usally sorts it. On my laptop I just turn off the wifi, open outlook and the offending message can be deleted. If just going offline in Outlook doesnt work unplugging the network cable/turning off wifi will do it.


silverfoxcc

Original Poster:

7,683 posts

144 months

Wednesday 25th November 2015
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Dodsy and Turrican.

A thousand mllion thanks. Such a simple fix. Never ould hve done that in an age!!!Yes it went straight away. Have an internet pint each and a bottle of your favourite spirit.

Thanks again

Best wishes

Ron