Outlook 2003 outbox jammed - HELP PLEASE

[Lin Kypta]

I sent an email with a 12 MB tif file attached (by accident). The send
process did start, but did not finish. The Outbox shows 1 file and most
other Outlook operations are badly compromised. I can't find any way to
clear the Outbox. Can anyone please tell me how to get rid of the file stuck
in the outbox?
Many thanks
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Brian Tillman]

I sent an email with a 12 MB tif file attached (by accident). The
send process did start, but did not finish. The Outbox shows 1 file
and most other Outlook operations are badly compromised. I can't
find any way to clear the Outbox. Can anyone please tell me how to
get rid of the file stuck in the outbox?
Many thanks
(e-mail address removed)

Never post your real address in a newsgroup.

In Outlook, click File and check "Work Offline". Stop and restart Outlook.
Delete the message frmo the Outbox. Click File and uncheck "Work Offline".

 

[DL]

http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/stuck_message.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/messagestuckinoutbox.htm

 

[Lin Kypta]

Never post your real address in a newsgroup.

In Outlook, click File and check "Work Offline". Stop and restart Outlook.
Delete the message frmo the Outbox. Click File and uncheck "Work Offline".

FWIW: The outbox count of "1" disappeared just before I read your comment.
And now the entire load is transfered to the Inbox - at present showing 25
emails from Dameon (mail returned to sender). That observation along with
your comment gives me a MUCH better understanding of what is going on in
Outlook. I think I can use the logic you offered to get rid of the mess
coming into my Inbox or I can just wait it out. It apparently is taking
several days to send that oversized file and bounce it back to me along with
a failure message. And ... it takes about a minute to delete each of the
incoming "returned to sender" during which Outlook is mostly tied up. Wow -
expensive blunder.
And thanks for the tip on email adr - I do appreciate that.
Lin
PS You get an A+ from me.

 

[jfourvbc]

I don't see any unsent email in my Outbox, however in the navigation pane,
beside the name "Outbox" is a "[2]", which makes me think there are two
unsent emails. But the outbox says there are no items to show in this view

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Try resetting the view via;
View-> Arrange By-> Custom...-> Reset Current View



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I don't see any unsent email in my Outbox, however in the navigation pane,
beside the name "Outbox" is a "[2]", which makes me think there are two
unsent emails. But the outbox says there are no items to show in this view
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jfourvbc

Never post your real address in a newsgroup.

In Outlook, click File and check "Work Offline". Stop and restart
Outlook.
Delete the message frmo the Outbox. Click File and uncheck "Work
Offline".