Outlook For Mac Not Syncing Contacts

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Long story long, Apple use to have a utility that would allow syncing between outlook 2011 and iphones called isync (which is why there’s so much confusion on this issue). IPhone syncing is definitely supported in outlook for PC, but definitely not for mac. It was discontinued in Mavericks and El Capitan for an unknown reason. Outlook 2016 for Mac; In this article. Original KB number: 2648915. This article contains information about the compatibility of Microsoft Outlook for Mac and Apple iCloud. Outlook for Mac does not support Apple iCloud calendar (CalDAV) and contact (CardDAV) synchronization. Outlook for Mac does support iCloud Mail. Then open the Outlook app and go to Settings tap on your account tap Sync Contacts. Troubleshoot calendar and contacts in the Outlook mobile app In the Outlook app, go to Settings Tap the account that is not syncing Tap Reset Account. Check to see if your account is syncing. Then, Ctrl+click or right-click on that folder, and hit on Properties to fix Mac Outlook 2016 cannot connect to Exchange Server Go to the General tab followed by clicking on Empty Cache. Once the folder is empty, Outlook will automatically download the items from the server.

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Original KB number: 2648915

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This article contains information about the compatibility of Microsoft Outlook for Mac and Apple iCloud.

Outlook for mac not syncing contacts backup

Outlook for Mac does not support Apple iCloud calendar (CalDAV) and contact (CardDAV) synchronization.

Outlook for Mac does support iCloud Mail. For steps on how to configure your iCloud email account in Outlook for Mac, go to the More Information section of this article.

More information

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To configure your Apple iCloud email account in Microsoft Outlook for Mac, follow these steps:

  1. Start Outlook for Mac.

  2. On the Tools menu, select Accounts.

  3. Select the plus (+) sign in the lower-left corner, and then select Other E-mail.

  4. Enter your E-mail Address and Password, and then select Add Account.

    Note

    The new account will appear in the left navigation pane of the Accounts dialog box. The Server Information may be automatically entered. If not, follow the remaining steps to enter this information manually.

  5. Enter one of the following in the Incoming server box:

    • imap.mail.me.com (for me.com email addresses)
    • mail.mac.com (for mac.com email addresses)
    • imap.mail.me.com (for icloud.com email addresses)

  6. Select Use SSL to connect (recommended) under the Incoming server box.

  7. Enter one of the following in the Outgoing server box:

    • smtp.mail.me.com (for me.com email addresses)
    • smtp.mac.com (for mac.com email addresses)
    • smtp.mail.me.com (for icloud.com email addresses)

  8. Select Use SSL to connect (recommended) under the Outgoing server box.

  9. Select Override default port under the Outgoing server box, and then enter 587 in the Outgoing server port text box.

After you have entered the incoming and outgoing server information, Outlook for Mac will start to receive your email messages.

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You can select Advanced to enter additional settings, such as leaving a copy of each message on the server.