This personal information manager software system from the Redmond giant allows you to easily manage multiple accounts with email, calendars, and contacts in one place. However, as of late, it is giving a tough time to many. Numerous users have voiced their concern that the new Outlook is not syncing with their Gmail. According to one of the impacted users: “My Outlook stops receiving emails nor can I send emails from Outlook.
There is no error message from Outlook stating why it’s not syncing”. And this is where things take a turn for the worse. Since the client isn’t giving out any error messages, it is extremely difficult to get hold of the root cause of this problem and henceforth its potential solution. With that said, there exist a couple of handy workarounds that might help you address this bug. So without further ado, let’s check them out.
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Fix New Outlook not syncing with Gmail
It is recommended that you try out each of the below-mentioned workarounds and then see which one spells out success. So with that in mind, let’s get started [NOTE: The fourth fix is the one that comes with the maximum success rate but try it out at the end as it requires maximum effort].
FIX 1: Enable IMAP
It is recommended that you disable and then re-enable IMAP for your Gmail account and then check out the result.
FIX 2: Re-Link Gmail Account
Your next course of action should be to log out of Outlook and then re-link your Gmail acct to Outlook. See if it works out in your favor.
FIX 3: Set Up Outlook from Scratch
You should also consider uninstalling the new Outlook and setting up everything from scratch. This might give out a favorable result.
FIX 4: Re-Add Google Account
If none of the aforementioned methods work out, then you should delete all your Gmail accounts from all your Outlook accounts and then re-add them. This will take some considerable time but on the good side, it seems to have spelled out success for the majority.
That’s it. These are the four different methods that should help you fix the new Outlook not syncing issue with Gmail. As far as the official stance on this matter is concerned, the developers are aware of this issue, but they haven’t given out any ETA for the rollout of a fix. As and when that happens, we will update this guide accordingly. In the meantime, the aforementioned workarounds are your best bet.
