

Another new small dialog will show up, in which you could specify the older than period. Next in the new emerging dialog box, you should find and select “Old mail” from the readymade search folder list.Then from its right click menu, choose “New Search Folder”.At the very outset, right click “Search Folders” in the navigation pane of Mail.Method 2: Delete with the Help of Search Folder The emails which are older than the specific period will be removed at once. Eventually click several OK until all the items are closed.If you’ve enabled “Archive this folder using these settings”, you could straightly change the older than period in the current screen and select “Permanently delete old items” feature.Besides, remember to check “Permanently delete old items”. And later in the new “Auto-Archive” dialog box, you could specify the period in “Clean out items older than”. If you’ve enabled “Archive items in this folder using the default settings” option, you should click on “Default Archive Settings” button.In it, you should shift to “Auto-Archive” tab. Next a new dialog box of “ Properties” will pop up.


Method 1: Delete by Means of Outlook Auto-Archive The followings are the fastest and handiest 2 approaches. In order to improve outlook performance and prevent Outlook file oversized, I will delete the old items periodically, such as old emails, tasks, appointments. This article will introduce 2 methods to quickly delete all emails older than a specific period. Thus it is suggested to delete the old emails. Undoubtedly too many emails stored in Outlook will make Outlook work slowly.
