Summary: Outlook is a widely known email client, yet many users face various issues, such as Outlook Inbox not showing all emails. In this post, we have mentioned the reasons behind the Outlook Inbox not showing all emails issue and provided the solutions to resolve the issue. We have also mentioned a professional tool – Stellar Repair for Outlook to repair corrupt Outlook Data File (pst) if it is the reason for this problem.
The ‘Outlook not showing all emails’ issue usually occurs when there is poor or unstable internet connection. However, there could be several other reasons which may lead to this problem. This post covers the possible reasons behind the ‘Outlook not showing all emails in Inbox’ issue and the solutions to resolve this issue.
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There could be various reasons behind the Outlook is not showing emails issue. Some of them are covered below:
You can use the solutions provided below to resolve the issue.
If your internet connection is not stable, you may not receive the emails on time. A stable internet connection is a must to ensure that you receive emails in your Outlook. You can disconnect and reconnect your internet connection and see if it is the reason behind the issue.
There may be some view settings that are causing the issue. You can try to change the view settings of your emails by following the below-mentioned steps:
If you’ve enabled the Auto Archive option, it may also cause the Outlook not showing emails in Inbox issue. To disable this option, follow the below-mentioned steps:
You may have a lot of space consumed by unnecessary emails in your mailbox account. Hence, you should clean it to make space for new emails. To do so, follow the below-mentioned steps:
Sometimes, there’s an issue with your email account, which is not letting emails appear in the Inbox. You can try to remove and re-add your Outlook account. For this, follow the steps provided below:
For Removing the Outlook Account
For Adding the Outlook Account
When your PST file becomes corrupt, you may face various issues with your MS Outlook account, including the Outlook not showing emails in inbox issue. In such a case, you can use the Inbox Repair Utility (Scanpst.exe) in MS Outlook to repair the corrupt PST file. The default location of the Scanpst.exe is:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office1X
After locating this utility, follow the below steps:
Note: Scanpst may not able to repair severely corrupted PST file and also the file with more than 2 GB in size.
Since Scanpst.exe has a limited capability, you can use a third-party PST repair tool to repair the file and recover your data. The well-known PST repair tool – Stellar Repair for Outlook can help you to repair severely corrupted PST file of any size. The software scans the PST file and recovers all the data. You can have a preview of the recovered data before saving it. You can save the data in different formats, like PST, EML, RTF, HTML, etc.
To know how to repair PST file using Stellar Repair for Outlook, see the video below:
In this post, we have mentioned the solutions to resolve the ‘Outlook Inbox not showing all emails’ issue. You can try any of the methods provided above to fix this problem. In case the issue is caused due to corrupted PST file, you can use Stellar Repair for Outlook. The software is compatible with MS Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013, and older versions. You can use the demo version of the software. Once you are satisfied with the outcomes, you can purchase it.
Saba Zehra Rizvi is Content Team Lead at Stellar. She specializes in providing solutions for issues related to Outlook, Excel, Access, and SQL. She also has a knack for writing process-based blogs, articles, and knowledge base on file conversion tools, such as GroupWise, OLM, NSF, MBOX and others. She also guides her team on strategizing the content and time management
