pst file, created a new one, and it still did the same thing. There, hopefully I can find this again if and when I need it and maybe help someone else in the mean time.ītw, before I tried this, I renamed my old. You will still get a very brief “synchronizing” message, but ONLY while it is actively linking to your POP account. If you right click on each of the email folders and select “properties” you will see a check box: Automatically generate Microsoft Exchange views”. How To Stop Microsoft Office Outlook from Synchronizing I NEVER want to lose this little piece of information because it finally worked. Today, I finally found a solution and am posting it here for my own purposes. Then outlook freezes up and I have to shut it down and send in an error report. When Outlook is open, it begins to download the mail, then the synchronizing icon shows up in the task bar with it’s little message. This time, my outlook locks up while synchronizing and it’s really been pissing me off. Every now and again I tackle the problem but can never find any solutions. I’ve been wanting to know how to stop outlook from synchronizing for a few years now.
