Many Windows users rely on Microsoft Outlook for their daily online communication. The service, in addition to activating robust communication, allows users to configure its parameters according to their convenience. Each email you send is saved to the Sent Items folder. If you want to prevent Outlook from saving copies of messages in the Sent Items folder, here’s how.
Prevent Outlook from saving sent items
Many people find it convenient to have a history of emails saved as ‘Sent elements’In Outlook. In case it is necessary to access an old email, you can simply go to this folder to check the emails they sent and take the necessary action.
In addition, it can be checked whether the e-mail has been delivered to the intended recipient. So Outlook can help you not only as a tool to manage your email messages, calendar, contacts and tasks, but also your time management. The downside of this feature, however, is that it starts to save all emails sent to Outlook without discrimination.
Prevent Outlook from saving copies of emails sent through its settings
You can prevent Outlook from saving copies of email messages to the Sent Items folder through its settings, Group Policy, or the Registry Editor. Here’s how. If you want to change this setting, follow the instructions below.
- Open Microsoft Outlook
- Word Access Options Dialog Box
- Go to the Mail tab
- Uncheck “Save copies of messages in Sent Items folder”
After sending an email using Microsoft Outlook, a copy of the email is saved in the Sent Items folder.
1]Open Microsoft Outlook
Launch the Microsoft Outlook app by typing Outlook in the search bar or simply clicking its icon in the Windows 10 taskbar.
2]Word Access Options Dialog Box
Choose the ‘File“And select”The options»In the list of options displayed.
3]Go to the Mail tab
When the Options dialog opens, switch to the ‘MailThe “tab.
4]Uncheck “Save copies of messages in Sent Items folder”
In the right pane of the Options dialog box, go to ‘Save messages‘section.
There, look for ‘Save copies of messages in the Sent Items folder“.
Now just uncheck the box marked with this option to prevent Outlook from saving copies of messages in the Sent Items folder.
Prevent Outlook from saving sent items using GPEDIT
Open the Group Policy Editor and access the following setting:
User Configuration> Administrative Templates> Microsoft Outlook 2016> Outlook Options> Preferences> Mail Options
Double click on Save copies of messages in the Save Items folder.
Check the Enabled box, then select Save copies of messages in the Sent Items folder.
You can also configure other settings here.
Prevent Outlook from saving sent items using REGEDIT
Open Registry Editor and access the following keys:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Office 16.0 Outlook Preferences
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Policies Microsoft Office 16.0 Outlook Preferences
For Outlook 2016, Outlook for Office 365 and Outlook 2019, the version number will be 16.0.
Create a DWORD value name and name it SaveSent. Give it a value as follows:
- 0 = Sent emails will not be saved in the Sent Items folder.
- 1 = Sent emails will be saved in the Sent Items folder.
Trust that you will find the message useful.