Spartan Mail - Configuring Outlook for Mac to Only Store Email on the Server

Objective

By default, Outlook for Mac shows folders on your local computer ("On My Computer") in addition to the files stored on the server.

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Following these steps will hide this option and prevent storing files on your computer by mistake.

Environment

Outlook for Mac

Before You Begin

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Steps

  1. From the Outlook menu, Select Preferences
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  2. Select Show All button and then Select General preferences
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  3. Select Hide on My Computer folders
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Article ID: 1516
Created
Mon 4/24/23 4:20 PM
Modified
Thu 6/29/23 4:13 PM

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Spartan Mail and related Spartan 365 software, including applications located at https://spartan365.msu.edu and downloaded Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), are provided to students while they attend the university and to faculty and staff members while they are employed by the university.