When you try to send and receive an email, you may see the outlook error 3260. Error 3260 occurs due to Outlook can’t reach the server successfully. As a result, you can’t send and receive or configure an email account using the Outlook app.
Step to Fix Outlook error 3260
In this article, we’ve listed step to fix Outlook error 3260. Follow the solution will help you fix Microsoft Outlook problems.
Solution 1- Repair Outlook
- Select Windows search and type Control Panel, then click on Open.
- Select the Program and Features and click on Uninstall a program.
- Search and select the Microsoft Office product from the Uninstall a program window.
- Click Change.
- Select Yes.
- Choose Quick Repair and click on Repair.
- Click on the Close tab.
- Open Outlook.
- If again you’re not able to send an email or fail to configure an email account, then follow the next solution.
Solution 2 – Check server requirement from settings
If the Outlook error 3260 persist again after repairing, then check server requirement from settings.
- Open Outlook.
- Select info, then click on account settings.
- On the Account settings window, click on the e-mail tab.
- Select your email account from the list and click on more setting on your next account setting window.
- After click on the more setting tab, the following internet setting window should open.
- Select the Outgoing server tab and check the box ” My Outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication”.
- Click on Ok to apply changes.
- Restart Outlook and check if Outlook error 3260 persists. Follow the next solution if it does.
Solution 3 – Delete duplicate accounts
Duplicate accounts have been known to cause the Outlook error 3260. Here another possible solution is to look for duplicate email accounts which may be causing outlook error. Delete such a duplicate email account.
Follow the step to delete the duplicate email account from the Outlook app-
- Open Outlook.
- Select info, then click on account settings.
- Select any duplicate e-mail account that you see and click on the Remove button to remove such an account from your Outlook Windows app.
- Restart Outlook and check if Outlook error 3260 persists. Follow the next solution if it does.
Solution 4 – Change server port number
- Open Outlook.
- Select info, then click on account settings.
- On the Account settings window, click on the e-mail tab.
- Select your email account from the list and click on more setting on your next account setting window.
- After click on the more setting tab, the following internet setting window should open.
- Click on the Advanced tab.
- Change the Outgoing server (SMTP) port number to 587.
- Click on Ok to apply changes.
- Restart Outlook and check if Outlook error persists. Follow the next solution if it does.
Solution 5 – Re-install Outlook to Fix Outlook error 3260
- Select Windows search and type Control Panel, then click on Open.
- Select the Program and Features and click on Uninstall a program.
- Search and select the Microsoft Office product from the Uninstall a program window.
- Login to your Microsoft account to download Office and select install.
- Click the Install on your My Account section.
- Select the setup file and click RUN.
- Stay online during Office installing on your computer.
- Close the installation window and open any office app to activate your product.
- Select Accept and sign in with your Microsoft account to activate your Office product.
Conclusion- Outlook error 3260
In this article, we’ve listed above all possible step to fix the Outlook error 3260. If the problem yet not fixed, then you can contact support for live assistance. Some of the problems occur device-based issue. Tech will personalize your issue and help you fix it.
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