Useful Tips for Fixing the Send/Receive Error in Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook is a globally accepted mail client which may have issues while using it. The issues may not disrupt communication via emails, but they may lead to the loss of mailboxes. Therefore for preventing data losses and fixing common Outlook issues you should take care of certain things. In this article, we will discuss some helpful tips for fixing those issues.

Check Your Internet Connection

This is the first and foremost thing to check when you are facing issues in the Outlook mail client. For checking the connection you should

1. Start the browser
2. You should type the official websites of Microsoft and MSN

When the websites are taking longer time than usual, there may be problems with the connectivity.

Verify the Account Settings

When you are looking for Outlook repair, you should verify the email account settings.

1. Open the Outlook account and select the one for which you want to check the settings
2. Click on the file tab which is present in the ribbon
3. Choose the info and select the account for your mail id
4. When you click on the account settings, a drop-down menu will appear
5. Make sure the right email id has been chosen
6. Now, verify all the basic account settings

A window will appear with buttons such as ‘reset mail and settings’ and ‘next’. If you are facing some issues which are different from the older versions, you should

• First, close Outlook completely
• Go to the control panel of the systems folder in Windows
• You should search for the keyword ‘mail’ within the control panel app
• Click on that result mail
• Then click on the email accounts button

After following these steps you will see the account and will be able to change any settings if required.

7. Verify The Outgoing Server Settings
8. Check The Advanced Settings
9. Test Your Settings

Disable Email Scanning With Anti-Virus Program and Review Firewall Settings

Sometimes Outlook 2016 or Outlook 365 may face severe issues due to virus attacks. The send/receive error may occur even when the anti-virus feature is installed. You may have to use some supplementary configurations for using Outlook Express or Outlook 365 with the antivirus software.

For accessing the internet properly, you need to configure the firewall settings for the below-mentioned files.

• Msimn.exe(for Outlook Express)
• Outlook.exe( for Outlook)

Repair Outlook or Outlook Express

To fix the send/receive error, you should repair Outlook or Outlook Express by following the steps.

• Try restarting your computer
• Close all the other apps or programs running Outlook Express or Internet Explorer
• You should delete all the temporary files from your internet browser
• Select all the folders within Outlook Express
• Try to Re-register on Outlook Express
• Then you should re-register the DLL library files used by the Outlook Express

Repair the PST file By Running the Inbox Repair Tool

PST file is used for storing folders such as emails, contacts, events, etc. If the PST file gets corrupted, you may encounter the send/receive error of Outlook. You may follow the steps

• You should launch the inbox repair tool after you close the Outlook Express
• Repair the PST file

You should locate your PST file by typing the name and the path by browsing and then clicking on the start button.

• The repaired items should be recovered and transferred to a new .pst file

After repairing the PST files through the inbox repair tool, you should recover the repaired items and start your Outlook.

Please note that all the steps mentioned may vary with the different versions of Outlook you are using.

Repair the Outlook with the Outlook Repair Tool 

When you have a corrupted Outlook profile, you may get the send/receive error. If you can restore the corrupted Outlook and present a good-quality PST file, the errors will be solved. The Outlook repair tool should be used by following these steps for smooth performance.

• First, you should upload the corrupted files of the PST
• Then repair the uploaded files by running the Outlook repair tool
• Preview and Save The Repaired Emails

Clean Your Mailbox and Delete the Suspected Messages

If you are possessing suspicious emails in your mailbox, that may create the send/receive error, you should delete the suspected messages in the following steps.

• Access the mailbox with the web-based email programs and delete the suspicious emails.
• Contact your ISP and instruct them to delete the emails if you are not able to do

Ensure That Your Outlook Profile Works Smoothly

You should create a new email profile for ensuring that it works smoothly. If you are smoothly sending/receiving emails without any issues, you should continue with this new profile. This newly created account should be set as your default profile so that you enjoy access without any errors or issues.

Start Outlook in Safe Mode

You should now start Outlook in safe mode by following these steps.

• Click on the Search Bar of the operating system
• Type Outlook.exe/safe
• Finally press enter

When you encounter a notification saying that the profile has been damaged, you should install a new profile.

Delete Messages From Outbox

There may be many messages which may have been stuck in the Outbox. Those are unsent messages which need to be cleared as soon as you find them stuck in outbox.

Run MAPI Repair Tool

When you find that the Mapi32.dll file is damaged, you should run the MAPI repair Tool for resolving the issues of the send/receive.

Conclusion

After reading this article, you will understand the ways for resolving the issues of the send/receive error of Outlook. You should check the internet connection and verify the account settings before running the repair process. The Outlook repair may be done with the inbox repair tool or the Outlook software. When you need to clean the mailbox, you should clean all the suspected messages to resolve the send/receive errors of Outlook.