{"id":402,"date":"2018-08-16T11:40:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T11:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.filerepairtools.com\/tips\/?p=402"},"modified":"2026-03-07T05:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T05:08:11","slug":"delete-message-stuck-outlook-outbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/delete-message-stuck-outlook-outbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Delete Message Stuck in Outlook Outbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Outlook is one of the largest and widely used mail client across the globe. It provides various features but also it is one of the complex one. Outlook has so many addons that are customized by users according to their preference. However if a message is sent larger than size of mail server, it will stuck in Outbox. Moreover if user tries to delete messages than it shows Outlook has begun transmitting this message error.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/delete-message-stuck-outlook-outbox\/#Three_Ways_to_Remove_Stuck_Mail_in_Outlook_Outbox\" >Three Ways to Remove Stuck Mail in Outlook Outbox<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/delete-message-stuck-outlook-outbox\/#Making_the_Message_Size_small\" >Making the Message Size small<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/delete-message-stuck-outlook-outbox\/#Bills_Method\" >Bill\u2019s Method<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/delete-message-stuck-outlook-outbox\/#Work_Offline\" >Work Offline<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>If the size of the message is large you may try to delete some contents like removing attachments, media or other files but it will still display the transmitting error. In order to delete message from Outlook outbox and prevent the \u201cOutlook has begun transmitting this message error\u201d follow the below given methods<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Three_Ways_to_Remove_Stuck_Mail_in_Outlook_Outbox\"><\/span>Three Ways to Remove Stuck Mail in Outlook Outbox<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Making_the_Message_Size_small\"><\/span>Making the Message Size small<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>One of the method to send the message that is in Outlook Outbox is lowering its size<\/li>\n<li>Open Outlook and go to Outbox<\/li>\n<li>Now select the message that is stuck, right click on it<\/li>\n<li>Select the option Remove Attachment and send it<\/li>\n<li>The message will be sent without attachment and you can send the attachment via different mode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bills_Method\"><\/span>Bill\u2019s Method<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Another method to remove message from Outbox in Outlook is by using Bill\u2019s Method<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Close the Outlook and exit from application completely<\/li>\n<li>You can make sure by looking at Task manager, or closing the application from there<\/li>\n<li>Go to Windows start menu and search for Outbox<\/li>\n<li>Now open Outbox and select the message<\/li>\n<li>Select the Delete option to remove message<\/li>\n<li>Users can search as store:mapi outbox to reduce search time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Work_Offline\"><\/span>Work Offline<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-403 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filerepairtools.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/delete-outbox-mail-in-outlook-161x300.jpg\" alt=\"delete outbox mail in outlook\" width=\"161\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Another method is working offline in Outlook<\/li>\n<li>Open Outlook and go to File menu<\/li>\n<li>You will see the link \u2018Work Offline\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Click on the menu and outlook will be set to offline mode<\/li>\n<li>Go to Outbox and delete the message<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this way you can get rid of message stuck in Outlook outbox and continue your work<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outlook is one of the largest and widely used mail client across the globe. 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