Is it possible to schedule automatic purging of deleted folder?

[Joe H.]

(Using Vista Home Basic & Windows Mail)
I'd like to hang onto deleted mail for a few weeks after initial deletion
from the In Box, as I occasionally need to refer back to something a couple
of weeks after reading, then deleting, the original piece of mail. Is there
a way to schedule this bi-weekly--or monthly--deletion automatically?
If Windows Mail cannot do this, would Windows Live Mail have this
capability? (I have never used WLM, but would explore it if this option is
available.)
I realize that it's simple enough to manually empty the folder completely,
but I'm lazy!
Thanks,
Joe Harold

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

No. Neither WM nor WLM offer scheduled purging of the Deleted
Items folder.

 

[Joe H.]

Thanks, Gary. Appreciate the info.
Joe H.

No. Neither WM nor WLM offer scheduled purging of the Deleted
Items folder.

 

[Richard in AZ]

But you can set it to empty the deleted items folder when you exit the program.
See "tools" - Options - Advanced - Maintenance.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Yeah, but the OP already stated that he likes to hang on to deleted emails
for a few weeks.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/VanderMolen


But you can set it to empty the deleted items folder when you exit the program.
See "tools" - Options - Advanced - Maintenance.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

You're very welcome, Joe.
One option would be to have a calendar program that sends you a reminder
once a month to purge your older deleted emails.
I use the free Yahoo Calendar to send me reminders.