Outlook Not Showing All Emails in Inbox – How to Fix the Issue?

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  • Updated on October 18th, 2022

MS Outlook is an efficient and trusted email client for users to manage personal information. It allows users to compose, send, receive, edit, manage contacts, access calendars, and other essential things. In addition, if you are a user of Outlook daily, you might know about some other effective features that you won’t get in any other applications. But recently, it has been found that users reported an issue they are facing while using MS Outlook. i.e., Outlook not showing all emails in Inbox. The main probable reason behind this is that you are facing technical glitches, sometimes not right in your setting, or an internet connection is not better. Through this blog, we have decided to explain the methods to resolve or fix Outlook Inbox Not Showing All Emails error, the various reasons behind this and the best PST Recovery Tool for repairing an Outlook data file(.pst) if PST file corruption is the reason. download

Why is Outlook Not Showing All Emails in Inbox?

There are different reasons behind the Outlook Not Showing All Emails issue. Some of the common causes are:

  • Internet connection is not better.
  • Not a proper use of Send/Receive section
  • Issues occur in the Default View Settings
  • An outlook data file is full of storage
  • A corrupt or damaged Outlook PST file 
  • Auto Archive option is enabled automatically.

How to Fix Outlook Not Showing All Emails in Inbox Issue?

Here are different methods using which you can fix or resolve Outlook Inbox not showing all emails error. Let’s check out the methods and perform their steps correctly.

Method 1: Check Internet Connection Stability

You need to establish a proper internet connection while using MS Outlook because this is one of the most common reasons behind your Outlook not showing emails in your inbox. Hence, it is always recommended to establish a stable internet connection while you are receiving emails.

Method 2: Check/ Change the Advanced View Settings in Outlook 

Outlook is not showing an email error that also occurs due to changes in the Outlook settings. Thus you must go to the view setting section in Outlook and change it accordingly.

Steps to change the advanced View Settings:

  1. Start MS Outlook Application.
  2. Go to the View section and click on the View Setting.
  3. After that, click on the Reset View option.
  4. You will find a message: Are you sure you want to reset the view Compact to its original settings? Click Yes.
  5. Now, it will reset your Outlook email view settings.
  6. Open Outlook, go to your inbox and check if you are receiving the emails or not.

Method 3: Remove & Add Outlook account Again

If you perform multiple fixes but the issue of not getting emails still needs to be fixed, try to remove and add your account in Outlook again.

Steps to Remove Outlook account

  1. In the Outlook dashboard, click on the File tab.
  2. Go to the Info section and click on Account Settings>> Account Settings.
  3. Select the account you want to remove and click the Remove button.
  4. After that, click on the Yes button to remove your account.

Steps to Add Outlook account

  1. Click on the Windows option and search for the Control panel.
  2. Go to the Mail and select the Email Accounts option.
  3. In the opening wizard, click on the New.
  4. In the Add Account tab, opt for the required options and select the Email Account and click on Next.
  5. You need to enter the account credentials or select the Manual setup option.
  6. Click the Next button to proceed.
  7. After a few minutes, your account is added to the Outlook application.

Method 4: Export or Import Outlook Data file(.pst)

If your Outlook is not responding properly, then by exporting or importing your mailbox data, you can fix the issue too. Follow the procedure of both steps correctly.

Steps to Export Outlook PST file

  1. Start the Outlook application and tap on the File tab.
  2. Go to Open & Export and click on Import/Export.
  3. Select Export a file and click on Next.
  4. Choose the Outlook Data File (.pst) and click the Next button.
  5. Select the folders that you want to export and include the built-in options. Click Next.
  6. After that, click the Browse button to add the path for the output folder.
  7. Select the options for managing duplicate emails and click the Finish button.
  8. You can also set a password to your Outlook file and click on Ok.

Steps to Import PST file in Outlook

  1. Open Outlook and tap on the File tab.
  2. In the Open & Export section and go for the Import/Export.
  3. Select the n Import from another program or file option and click Next.
  4. Opt for Outlook data file(.pst) option and tap Next.
  5. Here, tap the Browse button to select the PST file from your computer.
  6. Click on Next to proceed further.
  7. Choose the import options and check the checkbox Include subfolders. Finally, click on the Finish button to complete the procedure.

Method 5: Turn Off the Auto Archive Settings in Outlook

If your Auto Archive option is enabled in the MS Outlook application, 

it may cause an issue with Outlook Not Showing All Emails in Inbox. 

Follow the below steps to disable the Auto Archive Settings

  1. Run the MS Outlook Application.
  2. Go to the Inbox folder and right-click on it.
  3. Choose the Properties option from the list.
  4. Here, you will find an Inbox Properties wizard on your screen.
  5. Go to the AutoArchive tab, click on the Do not archive items in this folder>>Ok.

Method 6: Check PST File for Damage

If none of the methods works for you, then your PST file may be corrupt or damaged because sometimes, it has been seen that users cannot view email messages due to inaccessible PST files.

Steps to Repair Outlook data file(.pst)

  1. Double-click on Inbox Repair Tool to run.
  2. Browse PST files from your system.
  3. Click Scan to check PST file corruption.
  4. If there is something, click the Repair button.
  5. At last, you can easily use your PST file again.

However, make sure the Scanpst(Inbox Repair Tool) may not be able to repair severely corrupted PST files. So, in that case, you need to use the Aryson PST Recovery Tool, which helps to restore the mailbox items from corrupt or damaged PST files.

The software is competent enough to recover all email messages (with attachments), contacts, tasks, calendar entries, journals, notes, etc. Moreover, you can use the Outlook PST of different versions like 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, etc.

Conclusion

Outlook Not Showing All Emails in Inbox is one of the common issues users face. So, above in this article, we have included the best and simplest methods to fix Outlook inbox not showing all emails. So, the methods provided here are safe and can be easily implemented without technical expertise.

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About The Author:

Rohan Wiese is a Technical Content Writer at Aryson Technologies, specializing in databases, e-mail recovery, and e-mail migration solutions. He enjoys conducting research and generating information that assists database administrators, businesses, and novices in resolving issues with MS SQL Server, MySQL databases, Cloud Computing, and Microsoft Exchange.

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