Cannot Delete Outlook 2007 thru 2016 Reminder

It’s like having an unwanted houseguest

Can’t delete a reminder in Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013 or 2016? I recently had this very strange problem where I created a calendar event in Outlook with a reminder attached to it, the event passed, I dismissed the reminder, but it wouldn’t go away! The reminder popped up each time I opened Outlook.

Not only that, I deleted the calendar event thinking that it would get rid of the reminder, but it didn’t! So the reminder still lives even though there is no event for it to go with! Strange!

Finally, I figured out how to remove the reminder from a forum post and it’s pretty crazy what you have to do to delete the Outlook reminder.

Delete Outlook Reminder

Step 1:Download and installMFCMAPI(Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Editor).

Step 2:Open the program and then click onSessionfrom the top menu and chooseLogon and Display Store Table.

Step 3:ChooseOutlookin the dialog that saysChoose Profile. Click OK.

Step 4:Now double-click on the profile that says “Mailbox ““ Your Name”

Step 5:A new window will pop up. ExpandRoot ““ Mailboxand then findReminders. If it’s not directly under the Root, it may be underFinder. Then right-click on it and chooseOpen Contents Table.

Step 6:Now find the reminder that you are not able to delete and delete it here. You should be able to identify the reminder by the From, To and Subject fields.

Step 7:If, for some reason you are not able to find the undeletable reminder here, you can simply delete the entire Reminders folder under the Root. The Reminders folder will be re-created again when Outlook starts.

Note that if you delete the Reminders folder, do NOT select “Hard Deletion” when the alert window pops up. That’s it! Now the reminder will no longer show up in Outlook and you won’t keep getting those annoying popups saying you missed the appointment! Enjoy!

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Cannot Delete Outlook 2007 thru 2016 Reminder#

Delete Outlook Reminder#

Cannot Delete Outlook 2007 thru 2016 Reminder

Delete Outlook Reminder