OL97: Deleted Folder Becomes Subfolder to Deleted Items Folder

Last reviewed: January 19, 1998
Article ID: Q163671
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Outlook 97

SUMMARY

When you delete a folder from Microsoft Outlook 97, it becomes a subfolder to the Deleted Items folder.

MORE INFORMATION

When you use the right mouse button (right click) to click a folder on the Folder List, and then click "Delete '<foldername>'" on the menu that appears, the items are not sent to the Deleted Items Folder. Rather, the folder being deleted becomes a subfolder to the Deleted Items Folder in the current store. Right-clicking the Deleted Items folder and clicking "Empty

'Deleted Items' Folder" on the menu that appears permanently deletes the
folder and its contents.

To reproduce this behavior, follow these steps:

  1. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder.

  2. Type "Test" (without the quotation marks) in the Name box. Under "Make this folder a subfolder of," click your primary store folder set or any Personal Folders set, and then click OK.

  3. Create or copy some items to the Test folder.

  4. Right-click the Test folder, and click "Delete 'Test'".

Note that the Test folder becomes a subfolder to the Deleted Items folder in the current store. The items are still contained in the Test folder and not the Deleted Items folder.

If you right-click the Deleted Items folder and click "Empty 'Deleted Items' Folder," the Test subfolder and its contents are permanently removed.

REFERENCES

For more information about deleting items and folders, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q161004
   TITLE     : OL97: "Empty 'Deleted Items' Folder" Works Only on Primary
               Store

   ARTICLE ID: Q154607
   TITLE     : XCLN: Folder Deleted From Offline Store Removes Online
               Folder


Additional query words: 97
Keywords : GnlFold
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS


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Last reviewed: January 19, 1998
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