大多数用户在使用Outlook时遇到的主要问题之一是它变得非常缓慢并且占用了他们系统上的大量内存。我有一个 1.5 GB 的 Outlook(GB Outlook)文件，但Outlook运行速度很快，不会占用我计算机上的所有资源！为什么？
嗯，这是因为我通过执行一些例行任务来优化我的Outlook，以确保它保持干净和苗条。与其处理Outlook崩溃、疯狂的错误消息、内存占用或浪费时间等待Outlook加载，不如按照下面的建议让Outlook快速响应。
关于Outlook(Outlook) ，您想了解的一件事是它完全从数据库运行。您的所有电子邮件、任务、日历项目、业务联系人等都存储在数据库文件中。为了减少内存使用并使Outlook快速运行，该数据库需要小型化和优化。
减少 Outlook 内存使用
规则 1.(Rule 1.)首先，确保您在Outlook中打开了自动存档(AutoArchive)。您可能永远不会再查看 5 年前的那些电子邮件了，是吗？AutoArchive不会在您的(AutoArchive)收件箱(Inbox)中保存数千封电子邮件，而是将旧邮件移动到新的PST文件并保持您当前的PST文件精简。您以后总能通过搜索找到那些较旧的电子邮件。
单击文件(File)，然后单击工具(Tools)，然后单击邮箱清理( Mailbox Cleanup)。您将看到几个选项，如下所示。我会检查邮箱大小，如果超过 500 MB，您应该打开自动存档(AutoArchive)或删除任何占用大量空间的电子邮件。另外，请确保之后清空已删除的项目文件夹，因为它仍然占用空间。
还值得注意的是，您必须为您在Outlook中设置的每个邮箱执行此操作。这就是为什么打开AutoArchive是个好主意，因为它会自动处理它而无需任何干预。
如果您不想这样做，至少将所有较旧的电子邮件移动到另一个文件夹，这样Outlook就不必每次都加载数千封电子邮件到收件箱(Inbox)，从而导致更高的内存使用率。
规则 2.(Rule 2.) 确保(Make)您只使用Outlook的基本加载项。很多程序都喜欢在Outlook(Outlook)中自动安装附加组件，例如Adob(Adobe) e 、EverNote、Wunderlist等。甚至微软(Microsoft)也添加了一堆我通常禁用的东西，例如Skype、OneNote、SharePoint等。
如果您不使用它们，请摆脱它们！它们必须在Outlook启动时加载到内存中，并且它们也会使程序变慢。要真正禁用加载项，您必须在底部的组合框中选择COM 加载项，然后单击(COM Add-ins)Go。将弹出另一个窗口，您可以取消选中您不想要的项目。
规则 3. (Rule 3.) Outlook与作为(Outlook)Windows一部分的(Windows)语音(Speech)和手写识别(Handwriting Recognition)功能捆绑在一起。如果您不使用此功能，请将其禁用，以便每次Outlook启动时都不会加载它。它还将阻止您的系统扫描您的电子邮件等。
您可以转到控制面板，语音识别(Speech Recognition)，然后单击高级语音选项(Advanced Speech Options)。
在用户设置(User Settings)下，取消选中查看文档和邮件以提高准确性( Review documents and mail to improve accuracy)选项。
规则 4. 为(Rule 4. )RSS提要和Internet日历使用不同的程序。是的，谷歌阅读器(Google Reader)很棒，现在它已经消失了，为什么不使用Outlook来管理你的订阅源呢？坏(Bad)主意！除了Outlook(Outlook)之外，还有很多不错的在线和离线RSS阅读器可供您使用。
Outlook的设计初衷就是不能很好地处理RSS提要，因此任何超过几个都会减慢Outlook的速度。您可以将Google 日历(Google Calendar)用于您想要关注的任何Internet日历。(Internet)
规则 5。(Rule 5.)出于某种原因，人们忘记了他们的垃圾邮件和垃圾文件夹。清空它们！像我这样的人每天会收到数百封垃圾邮件！这些都存储在Outlook数据库中并减慢它的速度。经常清空垃圾邮件文件夹和垃圾文件夹。
规则 6.(Rule 6.)每隔一段时间压缩一次PST文件。(PST)您可以通过转到File，然后转到Data Management来做到这一点。接下来单击PST文件并选择Settings。然后单击立即压缩(Compact Now)按钮。
在较新版本的Office中，您需要单击文件(File)，然后单击帐户设置( Account Settings)。单击“数据文件”( Data Files)选项卡，然后双击要压缩的数据文件。
Outlook将在后台自动执行此操作，但仅在您的计算机空闲(Idle)且Outlook打开时运行。有时这种情况永远不会出现，因此最好偶尔手动进行一次。
规则 7.(Rule 7.) 如果您的Outlook文件非常大并且启用了搜索索引，则可能会导致Outlook速度大幅下降。在需要之前禁用Outlook(Outlook)的搜索索引可能是个好主意，或者删除并重建索引以防万一。在任何情况下，您都应该减小主数据文件的大小以使索引更小。
只需单击开始(Start)，然后输入搜索。单击(Click)更改 Windows 搜索( Change on Windows searches)选项以从搜索索引中删除Outlook 。
规则 8. (Rule 8.)Outlook的 另一大减速是扫描所有电子邮件的任何类型的防病毒程序。现在，如果您是容易点击恶意软件链接或被虚假电子邮件欺骗的人，这将非常有用。不幸的是，即使是最精明的用户有时也会被欺骗，因此额外的保护是有帮助的。
但是，根据防病毒程序的不同，它确实会使Outlook中的事情变得非常缓慢。如果您遇到此问题，最好关闭Outlook的防病毒软件并查看问题是否消失。如果是这样，您应该考虑使用扫描效率更高的其他程序。
规则 9.(Rule 9.)此提示仅适用于Microsoft Exchange帐户，因此不适用于POP或IMAP帐户。基本上(Basically)，您要启用缓存交换模式(Cached Exchange Mode)，这意味着电子邮件将存储在本地并更快地访问。
转到文件、帐户设置( Account Settings)，然后双击电子邮件(Email)选项卡下的电子邮件帐户。选中使用缓存 Exchange 模式(Use Cached Exchange Mode)框。
希望这些操作将减少您的Outlook内存占用并使其运行得更快！此外，请确保为Office和Windows安装最新的更新和服务包，因为这些往往有助于解决性能和内存泄漏问题！享受！
How to Reduce Outlook Memory Usage
One of the major issues most users havе with Outlook is the fact that it gets really slow аnd eats up a lot of memоry on their sуstems. I have a 1.5 GB Outlook file, but Outlook runs fast аnd doesn’t hog all the resourceѕ on my computer! Why?
Well, it’s because I optimize my Outlook by doing a few routine tasks to make sure it stays clean and slim. Instead of dealing with Outlook crashes, crazy error messages, memory hogging or wasting time waiting for Outlook to load, why not follow my advice below to make Outlook fast and responsive.
One thing you want to understand about Outlook is that it’s completely run from a database. All your emails, tasks, calendar items, business contacts, etc. are stored in a database file. To reduce memory usage and make Outlook fast, that database needs to be small and optimized.
Reduce Outlook Memory Usage
Rule 1. Firstly, make sure you have AutoArchive turned on in Outlook. You’re probably never going to look at those emails from 5 years ago again are you? Instead of having thousands of emails in your Inbox, AutoArchive will move the older ones to a new PST file and keep your current PST file slim. You can always find those older emails later by doing a search.
Click on File and then click on Tools and then Mailbox Cleanup. You’ll see several options as shown below. I would check the mailbox size and if it’s anything over 500 MB, you should turn on AutoArchive or delete any emails that are taking up a large amount of space. Also, make sure to empty out the deleted items folder afterwards as that still takes up space.
It’s also worth noting that you have to do this for each mailbox you have setup in Outlook. That’s why it’s a good idea to turn on AutoArchive because it will take care of it automatically without any intervention.
If you don’t want to do that, at least move all older emails to another folder so that Outlook does not have to load thousands of emails every time it comes to the Inbox, thus causing higher memory usage.
Rule 2. Make sure you are only using essential add-ins for Outlook. A lot of programs love to install add-ons to Outlook automatically, such as Adobe, EverNote, Wunderlist, etc. Even Microsoft adds a bunch of stuff that I normally disable like Skype, OneNote, SharePoint, etc.
If you don’t use them, get rid of them! They have to be loaded into memory when Outlook is started and they make the program slower also. To actually disable an add-in, you have to select COM Add-ins in the combo box at the bottom and click Go. Another window will popup and you can uncheck the items you don’t want.
Rule 3. Outlook comes bundled with the Speech and Handwriting Recognition features that are a part of Windows. If you don’t use this, disable it so that it doesn’t load every time Outlook starts. It will also prevent your system from scanning your emails, etc.
You can go to Control Panel, Speech Recognition and then click on Advanced Speech Options.
Under User Settings, uncheck the Review documents and mail to improve accuracy option.
Rule 4. Use a different program for RSS feeds and Internet calendars. Yes, Google Reader was great and now that it is gone, why not use Outlook to manage your feeds right? Bad idea! There are still many good online and offline RSS readers that you can use other than Outlook.
Outlook just wasn’t designed to handle RSS feeds all that well, so anything more than a couple will slow down Outlook. You can use Google Calendar for any Internet calendars you want to follow.
Rule 5. For some reason, people forget about their spam and trash folders. Empty them out! Someone like me gets hundreds of spam emails a day! That’s all stored in the Outlook database and slows it down. Empty your spam folder and your trash folder often.
Rule 6. Compact your PST file every once in awhile. You can do that by going to File, then Data Management. Next click on the PST file and choose Settings. Then click the Compact Now button.
In newer versions of Office, you need to click on File and then Account Settings. Click on the Data Files tab and double-click on the data file you want to compact.
Outlook will do this automatically in the background, but only runs when your computer is Idle and Outlook is open. Sometimes this situation never comes up, so it’s good to do it manually once in awhile.
Rule 7. If you have really large Outlook files and search indexing is enabled, it could be causing massive slowdowns in Outlook. It may be a good idea to disable search indexing for Outlook until you need it or delete and rebuild the index in case. In any case, you should reduce the size of your main data files to make the index smaller.
Just click on Start and then type in search. Click on the Change on Windows searches option to remove Outlook from the search index.
Rule 8. Another big slow down for Outlook is any kind of anti-virus program that scans all your emails. Now this is very useful if you are someone who is prone to clicking on malware links or being spoofed by fake emails. Unfortunately, even the savviest of users sometimes get tricked, so the extra protection is helpful.
However, depending on the anti-virus program, it can really make things very slow in Outlook. If you are having this issue, it’s a good idea to turn off the anti-virus for Outlook and see if the problem goes away. If it does, you should consider a different program that is more efficient with the scanning.
Rule 9. This tip only applies to Microsoft Exchange accounts, so it won’t work for POP or IMAP accounts. Basically, you want to enable Cached Exchange Mode, which means the emails will be stored locally and accessed faster.
Go to File, Account Settings and then double-click on the email account under the Email tab. Check the Use Cached Exchange Mode box.
Hopefully, these actions will reduce your Outlook memory footprint and make it run faster! Also, make sure you install the latest updates and service packs for Office and Windows as these tend to help with performance and memory leak issues! Enjoy!
