Outlook Use Cached Exchange Mode

Overview:

Using Cached Exchange Mode creates a local copy of your files on the workstation, preventing the need to continuously download files from the cloud. The reason this is helpful is because constant updating in this way has the potential to slow down your computer and crash your Outlook. Generally this setting is only turned off when using Outlook in a personal, or home, environment where large amounts of data are not being downloaded.

This article will show you how to turn Cached Exchange Mode on.

 

Instructions:

  1. In the Outlook program, click File in the top left corner.
    Outlook - File
     
  2. Select the Account Settings button, then select Account Settings from the drop down.
    Outlook - Account Settings
     
  3. Next, in the Account Settings Dialogue box, double click on your email address.
    Outlook - double click email address
     
  4. The next dialogue box to open will have a check box to "Use Cached Exchange Mode to download email to an outlook data file," this is the check box that must be checked. Once you have checked this box, click Next.
    Outlook - use cached exchange mode
     
  5. Click DONE, then Close on the Dialogue boxes. Once you are back to your email, you will need to close, and reopen Outlook for the changes to take effect.
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