How to change your Sync settings in Outlook

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You can change how many emails appear in your Outlook inbox by setting how far back in time you want emails to sync.

In Outlook, go to File > Info > Account settings > Account Name & sync settings

How to get to the sync settings

You can then choose how far in the past you want to sync emails

You can change your sync settings here

We recommend that you leave the amount of time to one year & if you need to check emails further back in time, you should use the web mail version of Outlook here.

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