Last updated on June 9th, 2022 at 04:56 am
Microsoft Outlook is the favorite software used by businesses due to its straightforward but efficient features that make task of managing managers much more efficient. In addition to email management, Outlook is highly useful to manage appointments in Calendar for a variety of reasons. It is possible to create an appointment to schedule training, meetings, interviews and so on. and assign rooms to them. They can then invite team members or coworkers by sending invitation emails.
Recently, a number of our clients complained about the issue that the appointment mails went not appearing regularly and were not found within the archives folder, either.
“We made an appointment for scheduled meetings over the course of several months, and then sent out emails to the members. The members have missed their calendar appointments. The calendar created in February has disappeared completely. It will now be extremely difficult to make a new appointment schedule because it could cause chaos in the other appointments.”
The appointments are kept in the calendar. If you discover that they’re absent, you have to determine the possible cause and the best way to get the appointments.
Why are appointments not showing up in Outlook?
- In general, generally, the Outlook accounts are synced to the phone, as well as its desktop counterpart. Therefore, if a user deleted an appointment in error on their mobile phone, it will show up on the desktop as well.
- To make your optimize, Outlook constantly moves the older data. If the calendars are older, they will also be moved.
- The user might have accidentally deleted appointments.
- If you’ve enabled auto-archive, it will transfer the files to the archive folder on the specified days.
- Third-party applications have been granted permission to alter data within Outlook.
How do I recover appointments?
To resolve the issues caused by missed appointments, there are various methods based on the symptoms of the problem.
Method-1. Examine the retention policy
The retention policy is set for each item in the mailbox. The same applies to calendar entries. It is recommended to verify the retention policy that was set by your Administrator. If the default Policy tag has been set as ‘Delete” and allow recovery’, then you should go to the Recoverable Items Folder then then restore the calendar.
Method-2. Switch off the caching feature in Outlook
You can disable cache for shared folders, and Outlook will try to resolve the issue with missing appointments.
- In Outlook In Outlook, select File Then choose Account Settings > Account Settings.
- Select your account and then hit on the “Change” button.
- Click More Settings.
- Click on click on the Advanced tab and select for the ” Download Shared Folder option.
- Make sure to uncheck Download Shared folder checkbox, as well as Save your settings.
Method-3. Verify the antivirus program
If you’re using an anti-virus software, it will check the contents of Outlook as well. If the dates in your calendar begin to go missing the calendar, you must be sure to check the calendar because the anti-virus program could detect any entry that is that is suspicious and take it down.
Method-4. Recover deleted appointments from corrupted PST file
The methods mentioned above indicate the existence of issues with Outlook, however they are not able to help you recover deleted files. There are issues with Outlook that may be encountered at any time, such as the sudden or irreparable deletion. If Outlook shows any errors, you will be able to identify the issue However, many times Outlook doesn’t show any errors, however you must recognize the signs of corruption.
It is recommended to use the the Inbox Repair Tool that is included in Outlook as well. You can utilize it to examine through the Outlook PST file to check the possibility of corruption.
Final Words
If you find that the Outlook PST file is corrupt When the Outlook PST file is corrupted, Inbox Repair Tool can check for issues that are less obvious, but it will be able to retrieve deleted items. It will only be able to make minor modifications. This is why you must make use of professionals Outlook PST Repair software, that will retrieve all your mailbox, which includes the calendar. Professional software can retrieve items and lets you view the items that have been recovered. It is possible to verify that the software has found the appointment within the Calendar folder. You can then save the appointment either in the existing or new PST file.