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Near the bottom, lefthand corner of Outlook, it says that I have 3 Reminders, like this:

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However, I don't have any outstanding reminders. In fact, when I click on the "Reminders: 3" display, it opens my Reminders window, and that window is free of any reminders, like this picture below. Any idea why Outlook 2013 behaves this way?

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WEFX
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Try this, close outlook and do the following:

  • Press Windows Key + R (Or go to the start search area)
  • Type this in: outlook.exe /cleanreminders
  • Press Enter

Hope this resolves your issue.

WurdNerd
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  • That helps, but it's a temporary Band-Aid. The problem resurfaces later that day, or by morning the next day. – WEFX Apr 04 '14 at 17:15
  • There is no fix for this. I just run this command any time I think about it, and it temporarily fixes the problem for a few days. – WEFX Jun 30 '14 at 20:46
  • I actually had this happen the other day, and I simply exited Outlook and restarted it (without the /cleanreminders param) and it went away. – Dan Henderson Jan 28 '16 at 20:19
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Could you clarify what server you are using? Is it exchange?

Sounds like something is corrupt inside in one of your message stores.

http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/calendar/delete-reminders-that-keep-returning/

You could try MFCMAPI to look inside and see what is going on:

http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/calendar/delete-reminders-that-keep-returning/#mfcmapi

You might be able to use that tool to trace it back to events that are causing the problem, and then delete those events.

David
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  • Yes, it's an Exchange account. The MFCAPI app shows me all of my ongoing reminders, but I still don't know how to track down the culprit; I don't want to just delete all of my ongoing meetings. If I wanted to do that, I would just delete them in Outlook. – WEFX Apr 09 '14 at 13:18
  • (Bounty awarded for effort) – WEFX Apr 09 '14 at 17:21
  • Maybe on a one-by-one basis start recreating the meetings. – David Apr 10 '14 at 00:30
  • Could try Scanpst http://www.msoutlook.info/question/77 ... maybe your OST file is corrupt? Have you checked your tasklist? – David Apr 10 '14 at 00:33