Outlook 2016 applies the sync setting to shared or delegate folders and mailboxes, and public folders that are cached. When Exchange server users have shared or delegate folders, shared mailboxes, and public folders in a profile, Outlook 2013 caches the contents of these folders in the *.ost file, however, the sync setting does not apply to these folders, and all contents of these folders are stored in the local cache file.
In Outlook 2013 or if you open the profile using the Mail Setup dialog (Control Panel > Mail), the dialog will look similar to this:įor Outlook 2013, Exchange accounts can synchronize as little as 1 month, while Exchange accounts (including ) in Outlook 2016 and up can synchronize as little as 3 days of messages. To configure Microsoft Outlook settings, do the following: Log in to Outlook. In new versions of Outlook, the dialog looks like this:
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The default setting is based on the free space available on your hard drive. Slide the control to determine how much older email is stored offline. Once the administrator enables ActiveSync for a user account, the user can configure and use Active sync.To check the sync settings, open File, Account Settings dialog and double click on the email account.