Typical Outlook users have more than one profile, and they tend to manage it according to their convenience. To meet your requirements, we have put together easy DIYs to delete Outlook profile, reset Outlook profile, and add the Outlook profile.
The process may have small differences depending on your Outlook version and operating system
How to Remove or Delete Outlook 2016 Profile?
- Launch the Outlook application.
- Click on the File option > Followed by Account Settings > Manage Profiles.
- Select an Outlook email account or profile, then click on the Remove button.
These steps are more or less the same for all versions of Outlook, like 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, and 2003 as well. This will permanently remove your account.
After deleting an Outlook profile, it is removed from the local Outlook setup, and users can no longer access their emails through that profile.
However, if the profile used a PST file, the data remains intact on the computer unless manually deleted.
If you accidentally delete the wrong Outlook profile and lose its PST file, you can use Remo Repair Outlook PST to recover lost emails, contacts, notes, and more – or to fix a corrupt Outlook profile caused by viruses or other issues.
How To Reset Outlook Mail Profile?
- The Mail Profile is located under LocalAppData%MicrosoftOutlook.
- Click on the Start option and hit the Run button.
- Type %LocalAppData%MicrosoftOutlook in the run window that appears.
- Then hit the OK button.
Also, resetting the Outlook mail profile can help resolve issues like slow email sending/receiving, profile corruption, global address book problems, and calendar sync issues.
Create a New Outlook profile.
If you are wondering how to create a new Outlook profile, then go through the following steps to find out an answer.
- Close Outlook and all related services as a first step.
- To launch the Run dialogue box, hit the Windows key plus R. The Control Panel window will then open once you input “control.exe” and hit Enter.
- Using the search box in the upper right corner, look up “mail” After that, select the Mail app from the list of results.
- In the mail setup window, select the “Show Profiles” button.
- Click the Remove option after selecting the Outlook profile you were using. (To prevent complete data loss, backup your.ost or.pst files.)
- Click Yes to conclude the process.
- Restart Outlook and completely configure your email. Automatically, a new .ost or.pst file will be generated.
If you are wondering how to move your Outlook profile to any newer version of Outlook or to any other system.
How to move the Outlook profile?
You can now easily backup and migrate the existing Outlook profile on any computer or any version of the Operating system.
Kindly refer to this article to find out more solutions on how to move your Outlook profile.
Move Outlook Profile via PST File
Export the PST File:
- Open Outlook > click on File.
- Select the Open & Export option > Import/Export option and click on it.
- Choose the Export to a file option from the Import and Export wizard > Next.
- Choose Outlook Data File (.pst) > Next.
- Next, choose the one you wish to transfer from the list of Outlook profiles and click on Next.
- Browse for a location to save the PST file and click Finish.
Import the PST File:
- Open Outlook > File > Open & Export > Import/Export.
- Select Import from another program or file and click on Next.
- Choose Outlook Data File (.pst) and click on Next.
- Now, browse for the (.pst) file that you have saved to import Outlook data and click on Next.
After successfully copying the Outlook profile to a new computer, you may recreate your Outlook settings.
This includes rules and alerts to access data as you did on the old computer.
