What is Windows Live Mail Error ID 0x8DE00005 or Code 3219?

Published By Ashwani Tiwari

Approved By Anuraag Singh

Published On July 30th, 2021

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Windows Live Mail error 3219 (0x8DE00005) indicates that there is a problem in connecting to the server. As support for Windows Live Mail has been ended by Microsoft. This means that the Delta Sync can no longer be used for connection purpose. It is the default configuration used by Windows Live Mail to synchronize folders between client & server. Therefore this “server error 3219” or “error message 0x8de00005” occurs.

User’s Question –

I am recently getting this server error 3219, It does not let me send emails from Window Live Mail, the error message 0x8de00005 keeps coming. I tried to find a solution but most of them do not work. Help me solve this. Adding the details of the error.

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Server Error: 3219
Server: http://mail.services.live.com/DeltaSync_v2.0.0/Sync.aspx
Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x8DE00005

How to Fix Windows Live Mail Error 3219 (0x8de00005)?

The error message 0x8de00005 or Windows Live Mail error 3219 can be resolved very easily i.e. by creating a way for connection which can by following the steps mentioned below-

Deactivating the old account.
Set up a new IMAP account.
Removing the old account.

Let us go through the steps to solve the Windows Live Mail error 3219(0x8DE00005)

1. Deactivating The Old Account

As the account is not working, the new messages will not be downloaded into the account. Also, there would be no synchronisation of the other folders. So it is better to deactivate your account which will ensure that the account folders content will remain intact during the transaction. Follow the steps to do it.

2. Set up a New IMAP Account

Now set up a new IMAP account to completely eradicate the Windows Live Mail error 3219 (0x8de00005), press Ctrl-Shift-T and start “Add your email accounts wizard”.
Enter your email id, password & display name for the outgoing messages.
Select “Manually configure server settings” & click Next.
Select IMAP for Incoming Server & for incoming server address enter “outlook.office365.com” & port as “993”.
Select “Requires a secure connection (SSL)”.
Select clear text for “Authenticate using”.
Enter full email address for “Log-on username”.

Note: You would see IMAP server name as- “imap-mail.outlook.com”. Servers with this name are not reliable anymore thus changing it to “outlook.office365.com” is a much more reliable option and gives better results in many cases. Also changing the server name would not affect the messages present in the mailbox.

The program will try to connect & download account folders along with their contents. Once it is done, select the properties by right click on the account name.

Sent Items path: Sent.
Drafts path: Drafts.
Deleted Items path: Deleted.
Junk path: Junk.

Now open “Show/Hide IMAP folders” & click “Reset List” button to refresh the folder list from the server.

3. Remove the Old Account

Once you have successfully shifted all your messages from old account to the new one, you can remove the old account. This will permanently delete all the messages & folders present in the old account. The old account will be removed from the folder pane and this step is irreversible. So the user should be sure before doing it.

Conclusion

This was the way the server error message 0x8de00005 can be solved. If the steps are properly followed then the user can easily solve the Windows Live Mail error 3219 and can continue sending & receiving messages like before.