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Same issue still. Any solutions from microsoft? Thanks
The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.accounts error 3.)
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Ralf
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unable to add exchange account to the mail app on osx
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Carl Murphy 10 Reputation points2025-12-10T19:34:43.68+00:00 I have the same issue for the past two days and not able to add the account back.
The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.accounts error 3.)
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Matt Turner 0 Reputation points2025-12-11T15:21:18+00:00 I'm getting this error once the account authenticates but Mac OS Mail still cannot connect. Removed the account and attempted to add it back to no avail. Outlook for Mac still working. It started a couple days ago when Mac mail said "account offline."
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Hin-V 16,830 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator2025-12-12T07:50:04.28+00:00 Hello everyone,
Thanks for sharing your concerns. To help us provide support more efficiently, please:Create a new thread on the forum describing your issue in detail.
Include your Outlook for Mac version and specify which license you are using.
This information will make it easier for our team to provide the appropriate support for your case.
Warm thanks.
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Kostya Afendikov 10 Reputation points2026-02-23T22:21:30.71+00:00 what helped for me, even as EWS enabled for individual email, but not on organization level
Turn on EWS org-wide
Set-OrganizationConfig -EwsEnabled $true
Verify it flipped
Get-OrganizationConfig | fl EwsEnabled
You want:
EwsEnabled : True
wait 15-30 min, restart Mac and try to add account again
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rvg01 10 Reputation points2026-03-07T05:38:05.59+00:00 You don't need to restart the Mac. After enabling Exchange Web Service EWS in the Org Settings, it does take a few hours to replicate across Microsoft for your tenant before you can go back into your Mac computer's Apple Mail application to add the Exchange email account again. But this change fixes and resolves this error!
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Matt Kaufmann 0 Reputation points2026-03-19T15:49:59.8766667+00:00 I sent this conversation to my IT department asking them if they had EWS enabled org wide. Turns out it was not, they enabled it, I waited 24 hours and then was able to add the exchange account.
Thank you to Kostya Afendikov
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Jorge 0 Reputation points2025-11-26T08:49:16.39+00:00 Same issue here since yeasterday, would be great to get a fix for this ASAP
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TOIRMR 0 Reputation points2025-11-25T20:35:23.17+00:00 Same issue here, would be great to get a fix for this ASAP
thx!
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Sebastian Riethmüller 0 Reputation points2025-11-25T18:55:48.6633333+00:00 I am experiencing the same issue for the past four days. I am running macOS Sequoia 15.6.1, and the built-in Mail app can no longer add my Exchange account after completing two-factor authentication.
The error shown is:
“The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.accounts error 3.)”
Important to note: I am using a Microsoft 365 F3 license, and this setup has always worked without any issues until now. Outlook on the web and on my iPhone still work normally — only the macOS Mail app is affected.
Things I already tried:
- Removing and re-adding the account
- Restarting the Mac
- Resetting Mail- and Account-related system settings
Since the failure occurs only on macOS Mail, it appears to be an issue with the latest macOS build and Exchange authentication.
Any assistance or official statement would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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Igor Fedorov 0 Reputation points2025-11-25T17:40:08.9933333+00:00 Today, my Exchange Account stopped working in the Mail app on macOS 26.1 (25B78). I have tried to re-add it, but I am getting an error after successfully completing two-factor authentication. The web and iPhone clients work as usual. Please advise.
The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.accounts error 3.)