Moving items to a new Deleted Items folder

[nkb]

I set up additional InBox and Sent Items folders under "Personal Folders" -
one set of folders for personal emails and one for work related emails. I
also set up an additional Deleted Items folder. When I delete an email
(either in my Sent Items or InBox), I would like it to go into the
appropriate Deleted Items folder, i.e., personal Deleted Items and
work-related Deleted Items. Is this possible? Right now, when I click
"delete" all items go into my main Deleted Items folder. Thanks!

 

[Gordon]

I set up additional InBox and Sent Items folders under "Personal Folders" -
one set of folders for personal emails and one for work related emails. I
also set up an additional Deleted Items folder. When I delete an email
(either in my Sent Items or InBox), I would like it to go into the
appropriate Deleted Items folder, i.e., personal Deleted Items and
work-related Deleted Items. Is this possible? Right now, when I click
"delete" all items go into my main Deleted Items folder. Thanks!

Does it matter? The idea of deleting an item is that you don't need it any
more! Do you have two separate trash cans in your office, one for home waste
and one for work waste?

 

[nkb]

Yes, it definitely does matter. There have been numerous times when I refer
back to my Deleted Items folder. I typically keep a few months worth of
deleted items.

 

[Gordon]

Yes, it definitely does matter. There have been numerous times when I
refer
back to my Deleted Items folder. I typically keep a few months worth of
deleted items.

<sigh> do you keep stuff in your trash can for months?
If you want to KEEP mail, put it in a folder other than the DELETED
ITEMS!!!!!!!!

 

[DL]

If you have actually created folders with Duplicate names that's a recipe
for a disaster

By default when you delete the items are moved to the system Deleted Folder,
as far as I'm aware that cannot be changed.
Storing mail in the Deleted Folder is another accident waiting to happen
I suppose you dont Archive either

 

[nkb]

I think your replies are extremely unprofessional. What's w/ the capital
letters and multiple exclamation points? The reason for a discussion/users
forum is for users to discuss and ask questions... not to act like a 6th
grade know-it-all.

And, by the way, I do archive.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Yes, it definitely does matter. There have been numerous times when I
refer
back to my Deleted Items folder. I typically keep a few months worth of
deleted items.

Then it's not a "Deleted Items" folder. You're using the Deletd Items
folder incorrectly. Create another folder for holding those things you want
to examine later or just leave them in the Inbox and add follow-up flags to
them to remind you to check on them later.

Each PST has its own "Deleted Items" folder by default, and you can't change
that. When you delete an item from a particular PST, it will always move to
the Deleted Items folder contained within that PST.

In your original post you said, "I set up additional InBox and Sent Items
folders under "Personal Folders"". Do you mean as subfolders or in their
own PST that just lists later alphabetically, below all your other default
folders? Adding a second "Sent Items" folder is pretty pointless without
Outlook 2007, since it will never get used except by you manually or with a
rule. You decided to leave out your Outlook version when you posted, so
it's difficult to be precise in any suggestion.

 

[nkb]

Brian,

Thanks for your reply. I have Outlook 2003. I have one PST and have set up
the additional InBox and Sent Items as subfolders under Personal Folders and
have set up rules for each. The reason for the separate InBox and Sent Items
is that I work from home and want to keep my work-related correspondence
separate from my personal correspondence. That's working fine.

I'll deal w/ the Deleted Items separately.

Thanks for your explanations.

 

[DL]

I dont know who you are replying, but I certainly didnt post with Caps or
exclamation points

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I have Outlook 2003. I have one PST and have set up
the additional InBox and Sent Items as subfolders under Personal Folders
and
have set up rules for each. The reason for the separate InBox and Sent
Items
is that I work from home and want to keep my work-related correspondence
separate from my personal correspondence. That's working fine.

It must be, then, that you use a rule to move the outgoing messages to that
Sent Items subfolder because Outlook 2003 will use only a single Sent Items
folder otherwise.