Windows
Corrupted Outlook profile causing mail receive and delete failures
Outlook mail could not be received or deleted, and deleting returned the error "not implemented disk space full". The issue was fixed by creating a new Outlook profile and then testing send, receive, and delete.
Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2026-10-14.
Affects
Versions
- Windows
Apps
- Outlook
What you see
- Emails were not arriving in Outlook.
- Deleting emails failed with the message "not implemented disk space full".
Why it happens
Likely Corrupted Outlook profile
When it shows up
Outlook on a Windows computer can send or receive mail inconsistently and deleting messages returns the exact error "not implemented disk space full".
You are in this case if:
- The delete action shows the exact dialog line "not implemented disk space full".
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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2026-10-14. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.