Disable shared mail folder caching
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User
Category
Microsoft Outlook 2016 > Outlook Options > Delegates
Supported on
Windows7

This policy setting allows you to control the caching of shared mail folders. If you enable this policy setting, Outlook will only cache shared non-mail folders. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, shared mail and non-mail folders you have access to are cached in your .ost file when you add another mailbox to your profile.

Internal name
L_CacheOthersMail
Policy ID
4374b7451adb
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\cached mode
Value name
cacheothersmail
REG_DWORD
HKCU
0
HKCU
1
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\cached mode
Value name
cacheothersmail
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
0
Disabled value
1

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