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Microsoft Outlook: Avoid duplicate emails in 7 easy steps

24 Jul, 2012 Tips Permalink

I love Microsoft Outlook and have used it as my central communications hub for years.

A few months ago, I started noticing a lot of duplicate content in my Inbox. At first, I thought it was a glitch. But then the hassle of having to spend all that extra time deleting messages became quite annoying. So, I contacted my web host (BlueHost), which did not find anything wrong.

About two weeks ago, I remembered that I had forwarded all my email addresses to Gmail right before leaving for a trip last year. So, since the messages from these forwarded addresses are also set up to land separately in my Inbox, duplication made a lot of sense.

My old laptop can be rebellious at times. As a result, I often end up using my notebook, which does not have Microsoft Outlook installed. Disabling forwarding was certainly not a good idea.

I figured that the issue probably came from Microsoft Outlook. So, I decided to check the settings.

Good news! I found the solution!

Here is what I did:

Steps 1 and 2

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Steps 3, 4 and 5

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Steps 6 and 7

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I have not received a duplicate email since then!

I hope this little tutorial will help you. In case you still have issues with duplicate emails, check out this article.

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About The Author

Cendrine Marrouat is a journalist, blogger, content curator, author, and workshop facilitator located in Canada. She is the founder of two social media blogs: Social Media Slant and Creative Ramblings. On March 6, 2012, she released The Little Big eBook on Blogging: 40 Traffic Generation Tips, a comprehensive resource that provides bloggers of all levels with essential information and precise guidance to attract quality traffic to their blogs. She is currently working on an eBook on social media strategies that should be released before the end of 2013.

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  • http://geniusgeeks.com Ricky Shah

    Thanks for the brief tutorial. I have never digg into the features of Microsoft Outlook. Althoug, I haven’t faced any such problem, it will definitely add some more cash to my knowedge bank.

    • http://www.cendrinemarrouat.com Cendrine Marrouat

      Hello Ricky!

      Thank you for stopping by and your comment. I am glad you found the article useful.