Large Outgoing email stuck in Outbox

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Randy Bremgartner

I have a large (15MB) file stuck in my outbox. Is there anyway to delete it?
I tried to right click and delete, but nothing happens.

I am using Vista Home Premium and Outlook 2007.
 
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Brian Tillman

Randy Bremgartner said:
I have a large (15MB) file stuck in my outbox. Is there anyway to
delete it? I tried to right click and delete, but nothing happens.

Posted here every day: click File and check Work Offline. Stop and restart
Outlook. Delete the message. Click File and uncheck Work Offline.
 
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Pixie-Dust in Niagara

I tried to do this and it didn't work. Do you have any other suggestions?
Pixie-Dust in Niagara
 
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Rich/rerat

Pixie-Dust in Niagara,
1. With Outlook closed. Disconnect PC from modem or router.
2. Restart Outlook> You will get a warning that you are not connected to the
Internet, Select NO, so the internet connection will not be started.
3. Open up your Outbox folder and delete the offending messages, also you
might want to move any other messages that have been trapped behind this
message back in the Drafts folder. So the Outbox folder is empty.
4. Close Outlook.
5. Reconnect to the Internet through your modem or router. You might
consider rebooting PC, too. Check that you have an Internet connection.
6. Open Outlook, and see it Sends/Receives messages. If everything works.
7. Open Drafts folder and click open a message one at a time and see if they
are sent.

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in message I tried to do this and it didn't work. Do you have any other suggestions?
Pixie-Dust in Niagara
 
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VanguardLH

in message
I tried to do this and it didn't work. Do you have any other
suggestions?

So how are we (the readers of your posts) to know that Pixie-Dust is
the original poster, Randy, that asked the question ... versus some
other user trying to hijack someone else's thread? If you want to be
recognized as the same person then use the SAME moniker.

Retry Brian's procedure except replace "Stop and restart Outlook" with
"Stop Outlook. Start Outlook in its safe mode ("outlook.exe /safe")".
Maybe you have a plug-in installed that is causing the problem.
 
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Fran Thompson

I too had the same problem, and found this answer in my search, I tried it & it worked & I have win 7
THANKYOU!!!!



Rich/rerat wrote:

Pixie-Dust in Niagara,1. With Outlook closed.
08-Mar-08

Pixie-Dust in Niagara,
1. With Outlook closed. Disconnect PC from modem or router.
2. Restart Outlook> You will get a warning that you are not connected to the
Internet, Select NO, so the internet connection will not be started.
3. Open up your Outbox folder and delete the offending messages, also you
might want to move any other messages that have been trapped behind this
message back in the Drafts folder. So the Outbox folder is empty.
4. Close Outlook.
5. Reconnect to the Internet through your modem or router. You might
consider rebooting PC, too. Check that you have an Internet connection.
6. Open Outlook, and see it Sends/Receives messages. If everything works.
7. Open Drafts folder and click open a message one at a time and see if they
are sent.

--
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Rich/rerat
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in message I tried to do this and it didn't work. Do you have any other suggestions?
Pixie-Dust in Niagara

:

Previous Posts In This Thread:

Large Outgoing email stuck in Outbox
I have a large (15MB) file stuck in my outbox. Is there anyway to delete it?
I tried to right click and delete, but nothing happens.

I am using Vista Home Premium and Outlook 2007.

Re: Large Outgoing email stuck in Outbox
Posted here every day: click File and check Work Offline. Stop and restart
Outlook. Delete the message. Click File and uncheck Work Offline.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

I tried to do this and it didn't work. Do you have any other suggestions?
I tried to do this and it did not work. Do you have any other suggestions?
Pixie-Dust in Niagara

:

Pixie-Dust in Niagara,1. With Outlook closed.
Pixie-Dust in Niagara,
1. With Outlook closed. Disconnect PC from modem or router.
2. Restart Outlook> You will get a warning that you are not connected to the
Internet, Select NO, so the internet connection will not be started.
3. Open up your Outbox folder and delete the offending messages, also you
might want to move any other messages that have been trapped behind this
message back in the Drafts folder. So the Outbox folder is empty.
4. Close Outlook.
5. Reconnect to the Internet through your modem or router. You might
consider rebooting PC, too. Check that you have an Internet connection.
6. Open Outlook, and see it Sends/Receives messages. If everything works.
7. Open Drafts folder and click open a message one at a time and see if they
are sent.

--
Add MS to your News Reader: news://msnews.microsoft.com
Rich/rerat
(RRR News) <message rule>
<<Previous Text Snipped to Save Bandwidth When Appropriate>>


in message I tried to do this and it didn't work. Do you have any other suggestions?
Pixie-Dust in Niagara

:

in message
in message


So how are we (the readers of your posts) to know that Pixie-Dust is
the original poster, Randy, that asked the question ... versus some
other user trying to hijack someone else's thread? If you want to be
recognized as the same person then use the SAME moniker.

Retry Brian's procedure except replace "Stop and restart Outlook" with
"Stop Outlook. Start Outlook in its safe mode ("outlook.exe /safe")".
Maybe you have a plug-in installed that is causing the problem.


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VanguardLH

Fran said:
I too had the same problem, and found this answer in my search, I tried it
& it worked & I have win 7 THANKYOU!!!!

Rich/rerat wrote:

Pixie-Dust in Niagara,1. With Outlook closed.
08-Mar-08
<see Google Groups copy of old thread at http://preview.tinyurl.com/yj7gdwa>

And the point of your "me too" post was what?

You replied to a *21-month old* thread! Check datestamps on the posts
before replying when using Egghead's crappy webnews-for-dummies gateway to
Usenet (or, better yet, use a newsreader to connect to Usenet).
 

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