My "theory" is that the Favorites list somehow "checks" connectivity of available accounts in the Favorites list, and for whatever reason, if you put a MAPI account Inbox (or any folder, probably) "higher" in the Favorites list (sandwiched between Exchange
So for now, I'll just leave well enough alone (I don't feel like further testing). but "oh well"), I'm going to end up with a hot mess again. The bad is that I'm afraid if I change the sequence (and I'd really like to have the Gmail Inbox the 2nd in sequence in the sort order. which hasn't been the case for almost two years. I've probably restarted Outlook 2016 several dozen times, just to check if the Favorites sort order has changed. yes, there is actually an "" lol), again restarting after each addition to the Favorites list.Įvery restart since has the Favorites list in the order I added the various account Inboxes back. Last I added the two MAPI client account's Inboxes (one was a gmail,com account, and the other an account. (I exited and restarted Outlook 2016 each time I added an Inbox back to Favorites.)Īfter each restart, the sort order was exactly the sequence I'd added the Inboxes back to Favorites in. Then I added each Exchange (and //) account Inbox back to Favorites. (I was left with only Sent Items, my main Exchange account Unread Mail search, and the Clutter folder, in my Favorites).
MAPI was the heart of the issue was to delete every account Inbox from my Favorites list. What I did after considering whether Exchange vs. In my situation I have two Exchange account, and several // accounts. The) clue toward a solution (well, "solution" if you call two days without experiencing the problem a "solution" lol). I read a thread (yesterday morning, for my umpteenth search for a solution to this) where someone mentioned it might be due to mixing Exchange and MAPI enabled accounts. I realize this is an old thread, but it was the first in the search list, so I'm spreading the wealth here lol.