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When sending an email Outlook says: The email address you entered couldn't be found. Please check the recipient's email address and try to resend the message Print

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Problem Description

  • Outlook says: The email address you entered couldn't be found. Please check the recipient's email address and try to resend the message
  • You have double checked that the email address is legitimate and there are no spelling errors
  • Using Outlook web access or another webmail solution works fine to send an email to that address

Problem Resolution

This occurs because Outlook has cached the wrong email address or a corrupt version of the email address in the previous recipients / autocomplete list.

See Microsoft's guide on clearing either that record or all records from the autocomplete list: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/troubleshoot/contacts/information-about-the-outlook-autocomplete-list#how-to-clear-the-whole-autocomplete-list

 

 


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