How To Clear Outlook Cache

When your email starts getting sluggish

Like any other app, Outlook also creates and saves cache files on your computer to speed-up its operations. These files help the app auto-complete certain things and help it get to the required files quickly than if there was no cache. Sometimes, though, you may want to clear the Outlook cache.

You’ll want to do it especially when you notice a slowdown in the performance of the app, which is often the result of a lot of cache files that have been created over a period of time. There areways to delete various Outlook cache filesas shown below.

Clear Outlook Cache Files Using File Explorer

Using File Explorer to clear Outlook cache is one of the easiest ways to do the task. Since cache files are like any other regular files on your computer, you can navigate to the folder where they’re located and get rid of all of them at once. When that’s done, your Outlook cache will be gone.

While clearing the Outlook cache files doesn’t usually cause any issues, it’s a good idea toback them up to a separate folderbefore you remove them. In case things go south, you can restore your backed up files.

Clear Individual Cache Entries In Outlook

The above method removes all the Outlook cache files from your computer. If you’re only looking to remove specific entries, such as certain email addresses that show up as suggestions, then you can do that as well from within the Outlook app.

This only deletes the entries that you choose in the app.

Clear Auto-Complete Cache In Outlook

While writing new emails, you might have noticed thatOutlook offers you to auto-complete certain things. It is able to do it because it has those items saved in its cache library. However, if you find this behavior of Outlook to be annoying or you just don’t want such suggestions, you can clear this data from the app on your computer.

Both disabling and clearing the auto-complete cache in Outlook is pretty easy to do.

Clear Form Cache In Outlook

If you use any forms within Outlook on your computer, your computer might have cache files for these forms as well. You need to clear them up as well for a complete deletion of all the Outlook cache files.

This can also be done from within the app on your machine.

If you’ve used any of these methods to clear Outlook cache on your computer, we’d like to know what method you used and why you chose to delete these cache files. Any specific reasons for doing so? Your response is awaited in the comments section below.

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How To Clear Outlook Cache

Clear Outlook Cache Files Using File Explorer

Clear Individual Cache Entries In Outlook

Clear Auto-Complete Cache In Outlook

Clear Form Cache In Outlook