Setting up a rule for deleting messages based on date deleted

[Guest]

Is there a way to set up a rule to delete messages in the "Deleted" folder
based on the date deleted? I am aware that you can set up Outlook to delete
messages in the "Deleted" folder upon exit. However, I like to keep the
messages in the trash for a week just in case I might need them. At the end
of the week, I have been manually deleting them, but I would prefer to have
this automated. I haven't been successful in tinkering with the rules to set
up a rule base on folder location and date, only by sender regardless of the
folder.

Help!!!

 

[Brian Tillman]

Is there a way to set up a rule to delete messages in the "Deleted"
folder based on the date deleted? I am aware that you can set up
Outlook to delete messages in the "Deleted" folder upon exit.
However, I like to keep the messages in the trash for a week just in
case I might need them. At the end of the week, I have been manually
deleting them, but I would prefer to have this automated. I haven't
been successful in tinkering with the rules to set up a rule base on
folder location and date, only by sender regardless of the folder.

Use AutoArchive on the Deleted Items folder (right-click the folder, choose
Properties, then AutoArchive) to delete the older messages.

 

[Guest]

Use AutoArchive on the Deleted Items folder (right-click the folder, choose
Properties, then AutoArchive) to delete the older messages.

 

[Guest]

Thank you for the info. However, I am using Outlook in a corporate
environment and it appears that I am prevented from using the autoarchive
functionality. They use another program to do all of the archiving and I
think that program prevents any other archive program from running. I don't
even see the autoarchive tab when looking at the properties of the deleted
items folder.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Thank you for the info. However, I am using Outlook in a corporate
environment and it appears that I am prevented from using the
autoarchive functionality. They use another program to do all of the
archiving and I think that program prevents any other archive program
from running. I don't even see the autoarchive tab when looking at
the properties of the deleted items folder.

Then you're out of luck.