{"id":579,"date":"2019-02-13T12:27:32","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T12:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.remorepair.com\/blog\/?p=579"},"modified":"2023-01-10T10:45:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T10:45:20","slug":"how-to-resolve-cannot-open-this-item-outlook-has-already-begun-transmitting-this-message-error-in-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.remorepair.com\/blog\/how-to-resolve-cannot-open-this-item-outlook-has-already-begun-transmitting-this-message-error-in-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Resolve \u201cCannot Open This Item. Outlook Has Already Begun Transmitting This Message\u201d error in Outlook?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s a common situation where every Microsoft Outlook user might come across one or the other day. You have written an email, click the Send<\/strong> button and the email goes to Outbox<\/strong> folder. After a while, the email is sent from your account and disappear from the Outbox and you can find it in the Sent<\/strong> items folder.<\/p>\n

But, only a few of us might go through the different case, where you encounter an error that states \u201cCannot open this item. Outlook has already begun transmitting this message\u201d when you try to send or open the email present in the Outbox folder.<\/p>\n

Typically, an email stuck in the Outbox due to numerous reasons like improper internet connection, an internal problem with the Microsoft Outlook application, the large size of the email, etc.<\/p>\n

How to Fix \u201cCannot open this item. Outlook has already begun transmitting this message\u201d Error?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

However, you can try below troubleshooting techniques to resolve the error message \u201cCannot open this item. Outlook has already begun transmitting this message\u201d in a quick way.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Delete Email from the Outbox<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Go to Outbox, double-click on the email. If it opens, delete it.<\/p>\n

If the email fails to show up, either right-click on it and select Delete<\/strong> or drag it to the Draft<\/strong> folder. From the Draft<\/em> folder, either Discard<\/strong> the email or try to send it again.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Delete Email from Outbox in Offline Mode<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In Microsoft Outlook 2007 or earlier versions:<\/em><\/p>\n