Senders List to be cleared.

[Rahul Gupta]

I noticed there are many unwanted names in To sender's list. Even those name
exists to whome i sent mail an year ago. They are not in contacts but appear
when i type the email id of any person (as an auto complete list).

Can any one tell how do i clear such a list.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I noticed there are many unwanted names in To sender's list. Even
those name exists to whome i sent mail an year ago. They are not in
contacts but appear when i type the email id of any person (as an
auto complete list).

Can any one tell how do i clear such a list.

To delete a single entry, use your arrow keys to highlight it and press
Delete. To clear the entire autocompletion cache, close Outlook and rename
or delete the file

%AppData%\Microsoft\Outlook\profilename.NK2

Since %AppData% (actually C:\Documents and Settings\yourname\Application
Data) is a hidden folder, you can see its contents by opening Windows
Explorer and entering

%AppData%\Microsoft\Outlook

in the Address bar and clicking Go. There is also a commercial tool that
will allow you greater control of the contents of that file.

 

[Tillpott]

Thanks Brian,

I have been trying to delete over 500 addresses in my Auto Complete List for
days now.
Emailed Microsoft who told me how to do it 1 at a time ~ I knew there was an
easier way .

Followed your instructions to the letter and am a very happy camper ~ quick
and easy. No fuss ~ I should come here first for all my questions ~ better
service and more time efficent.

Anyway thanks again
Regards
Tillpott

 

[Mokipai]

Thanks Brian,

I have been trying to delete over 500 addresses in my Auto Complete List for
days now.
Emailed Microsoft who told me how to do it 1 at a time ~ I knew there was an
easier way .

Followed your instructions to the letter and am a very happy camper ~ quick
and easy. No fuss ~ I should come here first for all my questions ~ better
service and more time efficent.

Anyway thanks again
Regards
Tillpott

 

[Mokipai]

The .NK2 file is fine and dandy for Outlook 2003 but what about for Outlook
2007 on Windows Vista? Where is the file located for that one? I can't find a
*.nk2 file anywhwhere.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

It's the very same file. See
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/nicknamecache.asp

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

The .NK2 file is fine and dandy for Outlook 2003 but what about for
Outlook
2007 on Windows Vista? Where is the file located for that one? I can't
find a
*.nk2 file anywhwhere.

Same place: %AppData%\Microsoft\Outlook (%AppData% points to a different
folder on Vista, but it's still the appropriate environment variable).