As we all know, in outlook, when we are using an email id in the To Field for the second time, we see the address suggestions as we type few characters of their email address. This happens because of the Autocomplete feature in Outlook. However, when we migrate from one PC to another, by default auto-complete feature won’t work even when we set up Outlook with the PST file that was used in the earlier PC.
In this article, let us discuss some ways that can be used to get back the auto-complete feature for the already existing contact list.
Method 1: Delete Stream_Autocomplete_0 file
1 – Open file explorer
2 – Go to the path given below
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\RoamCache
Just copy and paste the path in the address bar of File explorer
3 – Now, delete all files starting with Stream_Autocomplete_0
4 – Close and Open Outlook
How to enable Mail address Autocomplete
Before proceeding, make sure, Autocomplete or Autofill feature is enabled in Outlook. To do so,
Step 1: Open MS Outlook
Step 2: Click on File Menu Option
Step 3:From the left bottom corner of the window, select Options
Step 4: From the Outlook Options window, choose Mail from the left-hand side.
Step 5: From the right-hand side, scroll down till you reach the Send messages section
Step 6: Make sure the option, Use Auto-Complete List to suggest names when typing in the To, Cc, and Bcc lines is checked
Method 2: The Traditional Way-entering addresses manually
Step 1: Click on the New Email
Step 2: In the To field, enter all the addresses manually from your address book.
Method 3: Quick Hack with “To” button
Step 1: Click on the New Email
Step 2: Click on the To field
Step 3: You will see Select Names: Contacts window. From the Address Book dropdown, select the required address
Step 4: Drag and select all the addresses as shown below
Step 5: Click on the To button
Step 6: Now you can see, all the addresses being loaded to the To field
Step 7: Finally, click on OK
Step 8: Discard the email.
That’s All
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