Empty the Deleted Items Folder Automatically
If you are tired of manually emptying the Deleted Items folder, you can set Outlook to empty it whenever you close the program. The procedure is the same for Outlook 2003 and 2007. Here's how you do it, with instructions in video or text format:
- Click Tools, then Options. This opens the "Options" dialog box.
- In the "Options" dialog box, click the Other tab to open the "Other" tabbed page.
- In the "General" section of the "Other" tabbed page, set Empty the Deleted Items folder upon exiting.
- In the "General" section of the "Other" tabbed page, click Advanced Options. This opens the "Advanced Options" dialog box.
- In the "General Settings" section, clear the Warn before permanently deleting items option if you don't want to have to confirm emptying the Deleted Items folder every time you close Outlook.
Click OK until you get back to the main Outlook window. From now on, when you close Outlook the Deleted Items folder will be emptied for you.
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