After all, OS X is not supposed to be as much plagued as Windows with process cleanup issues and the like, and should not, in principle, require frequent reboots. If none of the above works, don’t give up, try searching another trick in another forum (now that you have a backup of your files) ?Īll this may sound Woodoo. Once the Outlook database is successfully rebuilt, try launching Outlook 2011 againģ) If that doesn’t work, reboot the Mac and try launching Outlook 2011 again
Therefore, if you have this issue (Outlook 2011 for Mac not starting up), you could try the following steps:ġ) First, just reboot the Mac and then try launching Outlook 2011Ģ) If that doesn’t work, try rebuilding the Outlook 2011 database following Carl’s instructions in this forum post but, beforehand, make a separate backup of the plagued Outlook Identity (normally “Main Identity”) from the Finder, just in case. This is especially relevant as many users now sync their mobile phone contacts (Blackberry, Android, iPhone) with the native Address Book contacts manager. Before rebuilding the database, check whether the problem is caused by a fragmented or damaged hard disk and then run the Apple Disk Utility to diagnose and repair hard disk problems.
That is a possibility that I can’t easily verify at this time. With the introduction of Outlook 2011 for Mac, many Mac users are asking the burning question around how to sync Outlook 2011 for Mac with the native Mac Address Book. If you’re using Outlook on a Mac and the app won’t open, rebuild the Outlook database using the Microsoft Database Utility to fix the problem. Now I am thinking: Maybe a reboot was all that was needed in my case which did not necessarily require rebuilding the database.
May not correctly open the file in the rich client application. Equation editor may not function correctly. Reference tools may have redraw problems and links may not work. For example, in Outlook for Windows, you could be viewing your mail, then want to view your calendar in a separate window, while your mail window remains open. However, rebooting the Mac afterwords did the trick. You may be unable to import messages from Lion Mail. In many Mac programs (and indeed, in Outlook for Windows), you can right-click (or Ctrl-click) somewhere to open a new window.
At first, this did not work for me (but read on): Outlook 2011 would still refuse to start up (just showing a brief splash screen and then aborting, same as before) even AFTER successfully rebuilding the Outlook database following the instructions here.