How to Manage Your Sent Items Folder

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Note: Newer Outlook doesn’t have the “Clean Up feature” - As in the right click drop down from above, we couldn’t see such option. 

Delete All Sent Folder Emails 

When looking for a way to free up space in your email, the sent items folder can be a great place to start. 

  1. Open the Outlook Desktop App.
Note: If you find that you have more than 500 emails in your "Sent Items" folder, then you will need to open the Web Outlook version instead. This will make sure that you have access to all emails.
  1. Navigate to the Sent Items folder.
    • Located towards the left side of screen.

Sent Items folder highlighted in the Outlook navigation pane.

  1. Right click on Sent Items.
  2. Select Empty from the menu options.

Empty option highlighted in the Sent Items folder menu.

  1. Pop-up message will appear to confirm deletion of all items. 
    • Click Delete all. 

Delete all button highlighted in the confirmation dialog for emptying the Sent Items folder.

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