MS Outlook is the most used email client by both the professional and individual users across the world. It has very high-security features and advanced synchronization mechanisms that make the emails easily saved on a central repository known as Exchange Server. But sometimes Outlook users have to face Outlook Time-out Error during sending or receiving Emails.
MS Outlook users are well known to the MS Outlook Timeout Error. The timeout error shows that the server is consuming a lot of time to deliver requests made from the device. This error is caused when you have already specified the time duration and the server is not able to fulfill the request. Once the specified time is over, Outlook shows you a timeout error. So here in this blog, we will discuss methods to fix the error.
Why the MS Outlook Time Out Error Occurs?
This error is commonly faced in every version of Outlook like Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, and 2007. This error occurs while you send or receive emails after some internal changes in Outlook settings. These changes can be made automatically after updates in the Operating system or by any naive user who doesn’t have sufficient knowledge. The major reasons behind the time out error are the inappropriate account settings, primarily SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) authentication, port number, and other relevant settings.
Outlook also fixes the specific time interval for the send-receive operation. And when the exact email with attachments is not sent or received within the specified time interval, Outlook shows time out error.
Manual Method to fix MS Outlook Timeout Error:
To fix the Outlook timeout errors, you have to make changes in the server timeout settings in Outlook. And to do so follow these steps:
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View MS Outlook then, Go to File> Info> Account Settings.
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Choose the default email account and press on the Change option.
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Check your details and tap on More Settings.
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Below the Server Timeouts, change the length of time as per your need and then tap on the OK button to finish the process.
By following these steps carefully you will successfully resolve the Outlook Timeout error. But somehow due to drawbacks of the manual solution if the error still exists then use the automated solution. Let’s see some possible drawbacks of the methods that you may face in the next section of the blog.
Drawbacks of Manual Solution:
Here are some the most general drawback of manual solutions:
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Consumes a lot of time to complete the process.
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Lengthy with difficult technical steps.
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You may have to deal with the data loss issue.
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You must have good technical knowledge.
Here we discussed the drawbacks of the manual solution. Now let’s discuss some other common issues faced by Outlook users and it's a solution in the next section
Besides the timeout errors, users also face several other issues such as PST file corruption, increased file size, etc. in Outlook.
Some common issues faced in Outlook:
These issues occur due to improper shutdown of Outlook or if you save the entire data in a single PST file due to which the file size gets increased Sometimes virus or malware attack also corrupts the PST files.
However, you can not fix these issues only by reconfiguring Outlook settings. You need either an inbox repair tool or a third-party tool.
So here is a third-party utility PST Recovery Tool that will help you to fix errors reliably and easily. One such tool is Outlook PST Recovery Tool. This tool comes with easy to use GUI and helps you to restore maximum content from a corrupt PST file. PST files are easily vulnerable to corruption at least once. But don’t panic this tool will fix any type of Outlook error that you face.
Conclusion:
Here in this blog, we discussed fixes to the Outlook Timeout error with manual techniques and we also discussed a third-party utility to resolve the issue. You can use any of the solutions either the manual solution or the PST Recovery utility as per your need. But most of the experts recommend using the utility as it gives you a safe and secure solution.
