How to Delete/Remove Auto complete Email Addresses in Microsoft Outlook

How to Delete/Remove Auto complete Email Addresses in Microsoft Outlook

If you want to delete/ remove auto complete email address in outlook follow the method below:

Method 1 : Microsoft Windows Win 7
1. Exit Outlook.
2. Start Microsoft Windows Explorer.
3. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab.
4. Under Advanced Settings, select the Show hidden files and folders check box.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Start, point to Search, and then click All files or folders.
7. In the Search Companion box, type .NK2 in the All or part of the file name box. (NOTE: The original Microsoft Help instruction for this step states to type *.NK2 - this does NOT work - the Search does not recognize the asterisk as a wildcard character.)
8. In the Look in box, select your local hard disk drive.
9. Click Search.
10. Right-click the .NK2 file with the name of the profile that you want to reset, and then click Rename.
11. Rename the file to profile name.bak, and then press ENTER.
12. Exit Windows Explorer.
13. Restart Outlook.



Method 2: Microsoft Windows Win7 - Without using SEARCH NOTE: If the 'Search' does NOT turn up the NK2 file (or it takes too long) - look for the NK2 filet under your Profile -
1. Exit Outlook.
2. Open Explorer
3. Navigate to the PROFILE name for which you want to RESET the 'memorized email address list': For example: C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook
4. Under the Outlook folder, above, you will see a file called Outlook.NK2
5. RENAME Outlook.NK2 file TO: Outlook.NK2.BAK (or just Outlook.bak)
6. Close Explorer (if you want)
7. Restart Outlook - there will be no 'suggestion' email address when you type a To or Cc or Bcc for the first time - it will start re-memorizing all the (new) addresses as you send emails.