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10.  Quit/close the Outlook app and then relaunch to access the mailbox.

Disable the Offline Cache for the Shared Mailbox

It is important to disable offline cache if you added a shared mailbox in Outlook to have real-time synchronization with the email server. This prevents duplicate responses and calendar conflicts.

How to disable offline Cache:

  1. Click the File tab at upper-left of the Outlook window.

  2. Click Account Settings to open a drop-down menu, and then click Account Settings….

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  1. In the new pop-up window, navigate the the Email tab. Then, double-click on the shared mailbox email address.

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  1. Uncheck Use Cached Exchange Mode to download email to an Outlook data file.

  2. Click Next.

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  1. On the new window, click Done.

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  1. Close all Outlook windows. Restarting Outlook is needed to allow the application to apply the changes.