{"id":38664,"date":"2023-03-02T13:47:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T18:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=38664"},"modified":"2023-03-02T20:30:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T01:30:44","slug":"outlook-syncing-with-microsoft-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/02\/outlook-syncing-with-microsoft-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Outlook Syncing With Microsoft Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beatrix Willius<\/a>:<\/p>\n

According to the German computer magazine Heise<\/a> Outlook is now using “Microsoft Synch Technology” without asking the user.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When you create a new account, there’s a checkbox to opt out<\/a>, but the Heise<\/em> article implies that existing accounts are automatically opted in and you have to delete and recreate them to opt out:<\/p>\n

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A reader pointed out to us that the previously established direct retrieval of an IMAP account with him now also takes detours via Azure. [Apple translation]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This seems really bad to do without consent, but perhaps the reader is mistaken or it’s a bad translation.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, when I tried adding a Gmail account, the Sync with Microsoft Cloud<\/strong> option was present but pre-checked.<\/p>\n

But today, when I did the same thing, the wizard did not offer me the option. It briefly showed some text saying that “for a better experience” it was going to sync with Microsoft, but before I could take a screenshot it switched to the next page. The configured Gmail account did not<\/em> show any indication<\/a> that Microsoft sync was in use.<\/p>\n

I then tried adding an IMAP account, and the Sync with Microsoft Cloud<\/strong> option was not presented at all. I don’t understand why Outlook seems to be behaving inconsistently.<\/p>\n\n

Microsoft<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Syncing your account to the Microsoft Cloud means that a copy of your email, calendar, and contacts will be synchronized between your email provider and Microsoft data centers. Having your mailbox data in the Microsoft Cloud lets you use the new features of the Outlook client (Outlook for iOS, Outlook for Android, Outlook.com, or Outlook for Mac) with your non-Microsoft account, just like with your Microsoft accounts.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

The ability to sync to the Microsoft Cloud is available to new Outlook for Mac users who are on build 16.15.18070902 and higher and have an active Microsoft 365 subscription.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, I don’t want that.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n