Outlook will not autoarchive my e-mail

[Taron]

I have searched the Discussions and cannot find an answer to my problem.
Have used Outlook Express for years. Imported e-mail and profiles to
Outlook 2007. Set up autoarchive and *it will not work!* The dates are
still from Outlook Express, and I have e-mail in my Inbox from more than 6
months back. I have set all autoarchive to 3 months, but Outlook 2007 will
*not* autoarchive these e-mails. Perhaps I could archive them manually. I
keep all my incoming e-mail for business purposes, but the total is getting
way into the thousands -- and I cannot get Outlook 2007 to autoarchive. Any
help will be appreciated. \\ P.S. There are similar questions posted, but not
quite my issue.

 

[Taron]

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Taron

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Archiving functions on the *modified* datestamp. You just imported the
items so they have recent modified datestamps. If you want items moved
that have modified datestamps newer than what you want to keep in the
current message store, open the archive .pst file using File -> Open and
drag the items from the current message store into the corresponding
folder in the archive message store.

Since you just moved over the items into Outlook which means they have
recent modified datestamps, and with archiving set at 3 months, it will
be 3 months from NOW before they start getting archived - unless you
touch them again during the next 3 months which will update their
modified datestamp again.

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Thanks: Actually, I moved the e-mails from Outlook Express to Outlook 2007
last October, 2007. It appears that autoarchive has worked on some e-mails
since, but skipped batches of them. Anyway, I discovered that I can
highlight an entire block of e-mails, and move them into the proper archive.
I've shortened my Tools Autoarchive time from 30 to 14 days and the age of
those to be archived to 2 months. Perhaps this will work better. At least I
know it is a matter of the date and not something (else) stupid that I am
doing or not doing.
Again, thanks, very much appreciate your help.