Clear the Office cache for Excel on a Mac before sideloading or deploying a modified or updated manifest file in the following cases:

If you have previously sideloaded the Oracle Smart View for Office (Mac and Browser) add-in an earlier session.
If the 'Include Functions support' option is enabled in the manifest file, your Smart View users must clear their Office cache.

Disable Cached Mode - office365 for Mac I have users who have issues when creating appointments in a shared calendar. I have this basically solved for Windows machines but for MACOS I do not see the same option.

In today's lesson, you will learn how to clear cache in Outlook for macOS.This option is available for the Exchange account type. Some elements of the Excha. Clearing the Office Cache on a Mac Clear the Office cache for Excel on a Mac before sideloading or deploying a modified or updated manifest file in the following cases: If you have previously sideloaded the Oracle Smart View for Office (Mac and Browser) add-in an earlier session. How to Clear Cache in Microsoft Office SUBSCRIBE for more: to clear and reset cache in Microso. Office-Reset is a free downloadable tool that you can use to fix problems and errors encountered with Microsoft Office for Mac apps. This includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive, Teams and AutoUpdate.

Close all Office applications.
Delete the contents of the following folder:
/Users/{your_name_on_the_device}/Library/Containers/com.Microsoft.OsfWebHost/Data/
If that folder does not exist on your Mac, then check your system for the following folder locations and, if found, delete their contents:
~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.excel/Data/Library/Caches
~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.excel/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/16.0/Wef
com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2/Data/ Caches/com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2/
For more information, go to Clear the Office cache and see 'Clear the Office cache on Mac.'
Restart Excel and re-sideload the manifest file (described in Mac: Sideloading on Excel 365 and Logging In).

I found these instructions on Microsoft's support site. - Not sure if I am allowed to post them here...

Remove Office 2016 for Mac applications

From Microsoft support page - https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Troubleshoot-Office-2016-for-Mac-issues -by-completely-uninstalling-before-you-reinstall-ec3aa66e-6a76-451f-9d35-cba2e14 e94c0

Delete Microsoft Office Cache Mac Desktop

IMPORTANT Follow the steps in this article only if you've tried the usual Office for Mac uninstall process and are still having difficulty reinstalling or starting Office applications.

To completely uninstall Office 2016 for Mac you must remove the applications, supporting files, and keychain entries, plus any icons you've added to the Dock. Once you've removed everything, empty the Trash and restart your Mac to complete the process.

You must be signed in as an administrator or provide an administrator name and password to complete these steps.

There are several things to remove. This article steps you through each one.

Step 1: Remove Office 2016 for Mac applications

Open Finder and click Applications.
Command +click to select all of the Office 2016 for Mac applications
Ctrl+click or right-click the applications you selected and click Move to Trash.

Step 2: Remove supporting files from the Library and User folders

Remove files from the Library folder, you'll need to first set the Finder View options.

Open Finder, click Go > Computer, and then click View >as Columns.
Go to Macintosh HD > Library > LaunchDaemons.
In the LaunchDaemons folder, ctrl+click or right-click this file if present, and then click Move to Trash.
com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (if present)
Go to Library > PrivilegedHelperTools, ctrl+click or right-click this file if present, and then click Move to Trash.
com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper (if present)
Go to Library > Preferences and ctrl+click or right-click this file if present, and then click Move to Trash.
com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.plist (if present)

Remove files from your user Library folder

To remove files from your user Library folder, you'll need to first set the Finder View options.

In Finder, press +Shift+h.
On the Finder menu, click View > as List, and then click View > Show View Options.
In the View Options dialog box, select Show Library Folder.
Switch back to Column view (+3) and click <YourUserName>Library > Containers and ctrl+click or right-click each of these folders if present, and then click Move to Trash.

com.microsoft.errorreporting

Clear Microsoft Office Font Cache Mac

com.microsoft.Excel

com.microsoft.netlib.shipassertprocess

com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2

com.microsoft.Outlook

com.microsoft.Powerpoint

com.microsoft.RMS-XPCService

com.microsoft.Word

com.microsoft.onenote.mac

5. Switch back to Column view (+3) and click <YourUserName>Library > Group Containers and ctrl+click or right-click each of these folders if present, and then click Move to Trash.

UBF8T346G9.ms

UBF8T346G9.Office

UBF8T346G9.OfficeOsfWebHost

Step 3: Remove Keychain Entries

Open Finder > Applications > Utilities > Keychain Access and remove the following password entries:

Microsoft Office Identities Cache 2

Microsoft Office Identities Settings 2

2. Search for all occurrences of ADAL in the keychain and remove all those entries if present.

Step 4: Remove Office 2016 for Mac icons from the Dock

If you added Office icons to the Dock they may turn into question marks after you uninstall Office 2016 for Mac. To remove these icons, control+click or right-click the icon and click Options > Remove from Dock.

Step 5: Restart your computer

When you've removed all the files listed in this section, empty the Trash and restart your computer.

If you plan to reinstall properly See Also

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