{"id":4576,"date":"2017-05-08T17:02:25","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T00:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/?p=4576"},"modified":"2025-07-11T09:49:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T16:49:35","slug":"outook-error-the-function-cannot-be-performed-because-the-message-has-been-changed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/outook-error-the-function-cannot-be-performed-because-the-message-has-been-changed\/","title":{"rendered":"Outook Error: The function cannot be performed because the message has been changed."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4578\" style=\"width: 482px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4578\" src=\"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/OutlookError.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/OutlookError.png 482w, https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/OutlookError-300x82.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The function cannot be performed because the message has been changed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been getting this error message with Outlook 2016 and my cloud email. Here&#8217;s the quick fix if you run into it too.<\/p>\n<p>Click on File, Options, Mail. Scroll down to Conversation Clean Up. Uncheck <strong>When a reply modifies a message, don&#8217;t move the original.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4579\" src=\"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Conversation_Clean_Up.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Conversation_Clean_Up.png 641w, https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Conversation_Clean_Up-600x216.png 600w, https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Conversation_Clean_Up-300x108.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let me know if this works for you!<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been getting this error message with Outlook 2016 and my cloud email. Here&#8217;s the quick fix if you run into it too. Click on File, Options, Mail. Scroll down to Conversation Clean Up. Uncheck When a reply modifies a message, don&#8217;t move the original. Let me know if this works for you! 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