Applies To
Outlook for Microsoft 365

By default, classic Outlook automatically sends and receives your primary mail account every 30 minutes. However, you can add other accounts, change the send/receive intervals, and specify which folders to update.

  1. On the Send / Receive tab, select Send/Receive Groups. and choose Define Send/Receive Groups.

  2. Select All Accounts and choose Edit, or select New to start another group.

  3. In the Send/Receive Settings dialog, select an account and check Include the selected account in this group.

  4. Set Folder Options, choose Account Options to pick folders to update, and select OK.

  5. Under Setting for group, set the interval to automatically sync. and make other choices for online and offline. When done, select Close. 

    For more info, see Change send/receive group settings.

Tip: To turn off automatic sync, repeat the first step, but choose Disable Scheduled Send/Receive. 

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