Tag: Outlook AddressBook
How to recreate contact entries-addressbook from email folders
There are times when all contacts are lost with the result being that the Address Book is empty. One such case is when contacts are stored in an IMAP contact folder with the added description of “This Computer Only” and the OST file is recreated by Outlook. In order to recreate the email addresses from […]
Understanding Auto-Complete versus Contact folders
There is a frequent mis-understanding about the difference between the Outlook AddressBook and auto-complete cache in terms of what contacts are stored and where. Outlook AddressBook The Outlook AB is a specialized view of the contact folders that have been configured to be a member of the AB. The first email account configured in the […]
Understanding where Outlook contacts are stored
A topic of confusion seen frequently relates to contact folders in terms of how many are created, where these are stored and how this integrates with the auto-complete cache. The focus on this article is on Outlook ‘2013/’2016 Overview of how Outlook contact folders are created The first email account configured in an Outlook profile […]
How to change the default Outlook AddressBook contact folder
“My AddressBook is empty when I open it but the contacts are in the contact folder – how do I fix this?” There are a variety of reasons that the above may occur especially when there are multiple contact folders configured in the Outlook profile. Things to check Is the contact folder where the contacts […]
How to find missing contacts in the Outlook addressbook
A question/issue seen repeatedly involves contacts that do not appear in the Outlook AddressBook. The following is going to cover the most common reasons for this to occur. Recap of the Outlook AddressBook (AB) The Outlook AddressBook is in fact comprised of contact folders designated to be a member of the AB. The first email […]
