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title: Define Advanced Settings for Salesforce for Outlook (Retiring)
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description: Use advanced settings in a Salesforce for Outlook configuration to customize the default behavior of Salesforce for Outlook, such as setting the maximum size of the sync log.
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# Define Advanced Settings for Salesforce for Outlook (Retiring)

Use advanced settings in a Salesforce for Outlook configuration to customize the default behavior of Salesforce for Outlook, such as setting the maximum size of the sync log.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience, if <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=000351596&amp;type=1&amp;mode=1&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Salesforce Classic is available in your org</a>.</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available with the purchase of Sales Cloud or Government Cloud in: <strong>Personal</strong>, <strong>Contact Manager</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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Important Full product retirement for Salesforce for Outlook is scheduled on January 30, 2027. See [Salesforce for Outlook Retirement](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=000393445&type=1&mode=1&language=en_US). To keep integrating Microsoft Outlook with Salesforce, check out our next-generation products: the Outlook integration and Einstein Activity Capture. See [Move from Salesforce for Outlook (Retiring) to the Next-Generation Products](https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=outlookcrm_sfo_move_parent.htm&language=en_US).

Click **Edit** to change the value of an advanced setting or **Remove** to remove it from the configuration.

1. From Setup, enter Outlook Configurations in the Quick Find box, then select **Outlook Configurations**.
2. If you're modifying an existing Outlook configuration, click **Edit** next to the one that you want to modify. Otherwise, click **New Outlook Configuration**, and then complete the required fields.
3. Click **Add Advanced Setting** in the Advanced Settings section of an Outlook configuration.
4. Choose one of these settings and enter a value.
    - HTTPTimeout, which specifies the number of seconds Salesforce for Outlook waits while trying to establish an HTTP connection with Salesforce. The value must be 15–360 seconds. The default is 30.
    - MaxLogFileSize, which specifies the maximum file size of the sync log you maintain. Value must be 1–128 MB, and the default is 1.
    - MaxRetries, which specifies the number of times Salesforce for Outlook tries to connect to Salesforce. The value must be from 0 through 10. The default is 3.
5. Click **OK**.
6. Click **Save**. All changes take effect the next time data syncs for the users in this configuration.

#### See Also

- [Create Salesforce for Outlook (Retiring) Configurations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.outlookcrm_config_create.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Before reps can start using Salesforce for Outlook, you define their experience by creating Outlook configurations. Outlook configurations define Salesforce for Outlook settings for reps, like which features reps have access to, and how reps’ records sync between Outlook and Salesforce. If you want to define unique settings for a subset of your sales team, create multiple Outlook configurations, and assign reps accordingly.")
- [Salesforce for Outlook (Retiring) Configurations and Email Application Publisher Layouts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.outlookcrm_config_about.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To set up your Salesforce for Outlook users with the settings they need, create Outlook configurations and email application publisher layouts.")
- [Define Datasets for Salesforce for Outlook (Retiring)](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.outlookcrm_config_def_data_sets.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Datasets consist of filters that limit what records sync. Each configuration must have a dataset in order for users to sync with Outlook.")