How to empty secondary recycle bin easily?

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There's a toolbar icon available to quickly empty the primary recycle
bin. But other folders from the networks have a recyle bin, too.
There are a gazillion folders and I don't like the Outlook Bar as it
steals valuable spacek for me, so was hoping to find out if there was
an easy way to empty other recyles bins that are available to us.

Thanks!
 
I know I will be flamed, but how much trash do you need to keep on your
system? How many recycle bins do you have?

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, StargateFan asked:

| There's a toolbar icon available to quickly empty the primary recycle
| bin. But other folders from the networks have a recyle bin, too.
| There are a gazillion folders and I don't like the Outlook Bar as it
| steals valuable spacek for me, so was hoping to find out if there was
| an easy way to empty other recyles bins that are available to us.
|
| Thanks!
 
Milly said:
I know I will be flamed, but how much trash do you need to keep on
your system? How many recycle bins do you have?
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I use Outlook Data files to store e-mails in various categories without
loading up the Inbox. When a new data file is created it automatically
generates it's own Deleted Items folder and Search Folder. So there is now
one of each for every category (Hotmail, Family, Friends, Projects, Work
etc). Outlook suggests the method to increase storage capacity, but then
creates the extra bins. Maybe this is the issue?
 
I know I will be flamed, but how much trash do you need to keep on your
system? How many recycle bins do you have?
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Flamed?? Heavens, no. <g>

I have 2 recyle bins and a gazillion emails to keep track of and to
cull each day and then to delete. I have the wonderful responsbility
of tracking BFs (Bring Forwards) for our DG. With the 50+ folders in
the network folder (vs the default one that gets saved on hdd pst) I
need to scroll through to find and get to the second recycle bin al
the time to delete, I'm just trying to save myself the aggravation and
to have it as easy as my own recycle bin where I just click on a
toolbar icon I put on the top main toolbar. If there's a nifty piece
of VB code I can use to make a second toolbar icon but that would
empty the 2nd recyle bin, that would be great!
--?
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, StargateFan asked:

| There's a toolbar icon available to quickly empty the primary recycle
| bin. But other folders from the networks have a recyle bin, too.
| There are a gazillion folders and I don't like the Outlook Bar as it
| steals valuable spacek for me, so was hoping to find out if there was
| an easy way to empty other recyles bins that are available to us.
|
| Thanks!
Click to expand...
 
I use Outlook Data files to store e-mails in various categories without
loading up the Inbox. When a new data file is created it automatically
generates it's own Deleted Items folder and Search Folder. So there is now
one of each for every category (Hotmail, Family, Friends, Projects, Work
etc). Outlook suggests the method to increase storage capacity, but then
creates the extra bins. Maybe this is the issue?
Click to expand...

I should have explained better, I guess. Sorry.

Under our Outlook Today there are the usual folders. But on network
computers there are always a couple more, or so. The other inbox and
groups of folders I get at work are on my personal drive. So I have 2
inboxes, 2 basic calendars, 2 basic tasks, etc., etc., etc. Since
there are so many tasks to take care of, it's easiest to "archive" or
store issues on the H drive system. So I keep only current stuff on
my own hdd inbox, etc. I'm talking what seems like a million emails
to track, though, as everything comes through me. I do have the
Outlook Bar available to me to toggle and I do have 10 of those
million folders accessible to me from the network ones, but then I
still must right-click to empty the second recycle bin. Was hoping to
just put a second toolbar icon beside the "empty main recycle bin" one
so that in a second, I just empty both. The main recycle bin does
empty on exit as I set it this way, but the network one doesn't.

Thanks.
 
No, there's no easy way. What I'd do is set the 2nd folder to AutoArchive
items more than a day old and set AutoArchive to run every day. You'll have
no more than 2 days of items in the folder.
 
No, there's no easy way. What I'd do is set the 2nd folder to AutoArchive
items more than a day old and set AutoArchive to run every day. You'll have
no more than 2 days of items in the folder.
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That seems easy enough <g>. I'll try it.

Sorry for delay in responding back. Thanks.
 
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