By default, a copy of each message that you send is saved in the sent items folder when you reply to or forward an email message that is saved in any folder other than the inbox, you can configure outlook to save a copy of the sent message in the same folder as the original message. In this article, we will teach you how to get rid of the default folder structure. Your email will be sent to your application in regularly intervals using imap. Outlook checks the autoarchive properties of each folder by date and moves old items to your archive file. If your sent, trash, drafts, junk and other imap folders are missing, subscribe to them again to make them appear. After you check these settings, use one of the following methods to synchronize the folders again. Outlook 2010 will file the email in the respective folders. Instructions in this article apply to outlook 2019, outlook 2016, outlook 20, outlook 2010, and outlook for office 365.
Outlook 2003 and previous support for synced imap sent folders does not exist in, but you can still get your sent items on the imap mail server by creating a. After installation and configuration of a profile, send a message with outlook. Every mail client names them differently by default, but most allow renaming or mapping the default configuration. One such converter tool for eml to pst, which facilitates users to proceed to import eml into outlook 2019, 2016, 20, 2010, 2007. Items that are moved to the deleted items folder are deleted. A simple registry tweak will allow you to specify a custom.
In the outlook menu select tools send receive send receive settings define send receive groups. Email accounts how to convert imap to pop3 montimedia internet. For some reason when i send an email using the imap account the mail appears in the sent items folder in the personal folders section rather than the sent items in the imap account. Setting up imap email and sent items folder youtube. Some of the items i send end up in sent items, but most most in the imap server sent.
As you know, sent email messages are saved into the sent items folder automatically. Imported imap folders are not visible or dont show any content when youve exported your imap mailbox or specific folders to a pst file which you then later open in outlook or import into an exchange or outlook. Does your imap account hold a sent items and deleted items folder. First make sure there is a sent items folder in your imap mailbox. Follow the setup instructions provided above for adding a new account. First make sure there is a sent items folder in your imap. Click the next button until you see finish rule setup. In mail, in the navigation pane, click a folder under your imap account. Change where sent email messages are saved outlook.
After you send an email using microsoft outlook 2007 or later versions, a copy of the email message is not saved to the sent items folder. But i also have under outlook and in favorites a folder called sent items. If the imap root path is set up as inbox, i get the message unable to navigate to the folder. If youd like to fix all subfolders that need fixing as well, select the parent folder. Follow the setup instructions provided above for adding a. Select the save sent item to folder before sending the message. On the select folders dialog box, all your accounts are listed with their respective folders under them. Beginning with outlook 20, you can arrange folders in any order or lock then in alphabetical order. In outlook 2010 and up, the inbox, drafts, sent items, and deleted items folders are grouped at the top of the folder list, with the usercreated folders sorted alphabetically below. Port 143 tcp port 143 udp combined with the options above i have been able to stablize outlook 2003 with imap, its still not great but it doesnt crash all the time. You could setup a rule to copy messages from your imap folders in to your personal folder as they arrive and get sent, but you would still have to manually purge the messages from your imap folders and in turn the imap folders always need to remain in your outlook folder listings. After you have configured your outlook email client with your email account, you can proceed to creation of folders by following these steps. Understanding outlook 20s handling of imap sent folders.
Switch to the sent items tab and select the sent folder. How to disable subscribing to imap folders in outlook. How to configure outlook 2002 or 2003 to use imap connections. As default, microsoft outlook 2002 xp is not configured to allow for proper imap sent mail server processing. In the folder options section, select a folder and change the option from from download headers only to. Email stays in the outbox folder until you manually initiate. Try sending yourself a test email message to make sure it works. Setting the sent items folder for imap accounts in outlook. If any folders are missing the icon you can select that folder and then click on. Avoiding the dreaded unable to download folder null. Syncing your mailbox folders using imap imap is great for accessing your mail wherever you are. The rules wizard only creates a copy and marks it unread. If this did not work, follow these additional steps.
You should now have sucessfully configured your outlook 2007 to send and receive your email. But here we arrange some tricks about how to change the default sent item folder, and save sent email messages into alternative folders in microsoft outlook. How to configure outlook 2002 xp to store sent mail on the server for retrieval from another device. When this problem occurs, the message remains in your outbox folder until you manually initiate a sendreceive operation for example, press f9 or click sendreceive. Imap accounts configured in outlook always stick to its original folder structure, which is greatly different from other kinds of accounts, such as pop3. The company provides advanced communication solutions to business and residential customers across its fiberrich network which extends across california, kansas, missouri, illinois, texas, pennsylvania, minnesota, iowa, north dakota, south dakota and. Aug 23, 2004 by default, outlook 2003 saves emails and attachments to the my documents foldernot everyones first choice for a storage location. Select the folder that you would like to fix and press ok. Configure and use imap accounts outlook and exchange. From the left list select the email account, where you want to create folders on rightclick on the account name and from the menu select new folder.
Imap mail not going to personal folders inbox solutions. Email sent using outlook are not saved to the sent items. This can be done via outlook by using the imap protocol for connection to your email account. I have outlook 2010 set up on 3 pcs to save sent mail items in a particular folder on an imap mail server. Imap sent mail for outlook 2002 xp 2003, voodish articles. In the outlook start and exit section on the right, click the browse button to the right of the start outlook in this folder box.
In mail, in the navigation pane, rightclick the top folder for your imap account. Imported imap folders are not visible or dont show. Imap for outlook 2002 and 2003 tiger technologies support. Outlook 2003 with imap problems jodohost web hosting. To configure imap folder subscriptions in microsoft outlook 2003. Setting up outlook imap synchronize your mailbox with outlook. How to archive in outlook automatically or manually. You can manually empty it at any time by rightclicking on the folder in the folder list and choose empty folder. This should be part of an imap account to store downloaded email in a way to make it accessible form several. The outlook 2003 window the first time you open outlook 2003 your window may look like the window below. Migrate eml to outlook without compromising data loss is not possible with manual approaches therefore, a need for commercial utility occurs for the same.
Set the default folder for saving outlook 2003 messages. Your personal folder and all of its contents are stored as a single file with a. In the internet email settings dialog box, click the sent items. I have outlook 2003 installed on a system that has an imap account an a legacy pst pop 3 account. Choose accounts from the tools menu, click on the mail tab, and select the account that has been. Keeping your sent mail folder in sync is a straightforward concept, but unfortunately in practice, many mail applications work to undermine its simplicity. I would be surprised if there are that many changes to the layout of the dialog and options in 2007. Outlook will save drafts of messages in the drafts folder. Unfortunatly, there does not seem to be a retain function to prevent emails from being deleted after sycing on this pc with the imap server.
Change where sent messages are saved when using an imap email account. Under the all tab, its important you see a folder icon for each of those folders. Im using an imap account in outlook 2010 and each time i try to send a message i. There seems to be an idiosyncrasy with the outlook query tool in subscriptions, so that unsubscribed folders show up in the subscribed tab. She uses outlook 2003 and the gmail account is set up as an imap account on there.
I individually selected each system folder under the all folders tab and clicked subscribe, and that fixed it. Select the sent items folder under the mailbox account youve just created, not under personal folders and click the ok button. In outlook 2003 you need to use a rule to move messages to the sent folder of the imap account. Outlook 2007 using an imap account will, under certain circumstances, not use the sent folder in the imap account folders, but will use the sent items folder in the default pst file. You cannot create or navigate to subfolders of your inbox when you have a nonempty root folder path.
Any subfolders that you might have and your sent items folder wont be. Change where sent email messages are saved when using an exchange account. When you send an email message in microsoft outlook, the message may remain in your outbox folder as shown in the following figure. Under the save messages section, enable the save copies of messages in the sent items folder option. Sep 17, 2010 ive a bunch of imap accounts that sync to one pc from which id like to retain a copy of all sent received emails even if sent received from other pcs. I deleted the imap account just in case, left pop3. Outlook 2010 keeps changing sent messages folder windows 10. Likewise, outlook will not store drafts and sent mail in the server drafts and sent folders. How to fix slow outlook imap folder synchronization issues. How to troubleshoot synchronization problems when you. Imap folder sync please be sure to follow the instructions below to keep from losing your old email from your previous mail host. Outlook 2003 and imap deleted emails not going to trash. This is the outlook 2003 screen which appears by default. Email stays in the outbox folder until you manually initiate a send.
Then, all of a sudden i noticed that when i deleted an email from my inbox or any other folder in outlook, it just disappeared. From the left list select the email account, where you want to create folders on. Gmail imap solving the gmail separation howtooutlook. Select any folder from any account and click the ok button. Problem with imap accounts on outlook 2003 solutions. If the icon is missing you should not see that folder under the subscribed tab. The following is a list of data store and configuration files used by microsoft outlook 2003 some of the folders might be hidden folders. My outlook opens with a folder pane on the left and the folder view in the center. How to import eml emails to outlook 2019, 2016, 20, 2010. Since outlook 2003 and previous do not have support for assigning a sent items folder at the mail account level, we must emulate it via a message rule. Email not showing up in sent folder microsoft community. Choose which imap account folders appear in outlook. Outlook 2003 imap folder subscriptions outlook2003imap.
The result is that outlook will ignore the already existing sent items and deleted items folder on the server and create some local ones of its own. On the tools menu, point to send receive, and then click update folder list. After setting the option and confirming your way out of all of the opened dialogs, youll get a notification that your imap cache needs to be rebuild. Setting the root folder path in your imap account settings. Outlook 2003 setting up an imap account so that sent. What method, software application, addon, can be used to move sent items with attachments out of the sent items folder into a custom folder. Back up or copy your outlook mail, contacts, and other data creating a backup copy of your outlook data or moving it to a different computer can be as easy as copying a single file. You can use these methods with outlook 20 or outlook 2003 and earlier to save imap sent items on the imap server. I saw that there is an option called imap folder if you click with the button of the mouse and you can query the folders and subscribe to them but didnt work too.
Email stays in the outbox folder until you manually. Outlook 2003 imap folder subscriptions how to view all of your folders in outlook 2003 running imap sometimes outlook may not show you all of the folders in your mailbox and in most cases this is because you need to tell outlook to subscribe to the folders. Sent items folder not found or sent messages missing. Outlook should ask what sent folder you want to use the first time you use an imap account. Outlook 2003, express alternate sent items folder path when using. But here we arrange some tricks about how to change the default sent item folder, and save sent email messages into alternative folders in microsoft outlook easily. If you have not subscribed to the sent items folder yet, choose tools imap folders. Outlook 2003 setting up an imap account so that sent messages.
This works for a while then the sent mail starts being saved to the outlook data file sent items folder or the sent items folder on my ms outlook email account connected via ms exchange. Before you can tell outlook to place the mail into the sent items folder you will need to subscribe to that folder. Wait 510 minutes for the outlook practicepanther folder to update. Apr 25, 2018 imported imap folders are not visible or dont show any content when youve exported your imap mailbox or specific folders to a pstfile which you then later open in outlook or import into an exchange or mailbox, you may be shocked to see that these folders dont contain anything. Select an email account that is not an exchange account, and then click change. For some reason when i send an email using the imap account the mail appears in the sent items folder in the personal folders section rather than the sent items in the imap account how can this be rectified. In the send and receive section, click to enable send immediately when connected. This happens when you do a send email from within word for example. Imported imap folders are not visible or dont show any. When this problem occurs, the message remains in your outbox folder until you manually initiate a send receive operation for example, press f9 or click send receive. Oct 24, 2003 change outlook imap folder path fri jan 30, 2009 9. Sep 26, 2015 after you have configured your outlook email client with your email account, you can proceed to creation of folders by following these steps. By avoiding doing a send receive in outlook at those moments, ive pretty much eliminated the folder null problem.
When you use imap for an account, outlook may display the account and its folders below the. Open outlook and click and highlight the imap folder labeled inbox. Dunno about 2003 but karas actions are confirmed for 2007. You will be able to use outlook to view items placed in these folders by webmail, though. Sent items folder the sent items folder is a special folder contained your sent messages. The tutorial explains how to archive emails in outlook 20, outlook 2016 and other versions.
Add the following exceptions to windows xp sp2 firewall. By default all imap folders are added and subscribed into microsoft outlook when you add an imap email account. In order for this to work correctly, outlook must send email out directly through the mailenable server. In the sent items tab, mark the save sent items in the following folder on the server option. How to get rid of the default folder structure for imap. When you set the root folder path option in your account settings, outlook will usually recognize the correct folders. Outlook imap sent messages in wrong folder server fault. On the email accounts wizard window, select add a new email account and click next. Dell d800 laptop running xp pro with office 2003 pro and outlook 2003. Choose your mail client from the list below for instructions on how to subscribe to folders. In some cases, youll need to set the sent items and deleted items folder for the gmail imap account again. The goal is to make sure both tabs match and have the folders you want to sync listed.
On the tools menu, click folder options, click the view tab, and then click the show hidden files and folder option. Setting up imap gmail with outlook so your folders. If you go into the file menu selection in the main outlook screen you will find a data file management. Therefor, this guide also contains a script which you can run to apply the fix for you. In outlook 2003, i am trying to copy subfolders from a pop3 inbox to a imap inbox. To select multiple folders, press and hold ctrl as you click.
As i mentioned in an outlook tip, outlook 20 gets the sent items folder from the server using the xlist command and falls back to the local sent items folder if the imap server does not support xlist. In some cases, you may not want to subscribe and update your private imap folder in outlook. You will learn how to configure each folder with its own auto archive settings or apply the same settings to all folders, how to archive in outlook manually, and how to create archive folder if it doesnt appear automatically. As a folder, select the default folder for sent emails, in this case sent items. To set up your email account in microsoft outlook 2003. This feature does not work with imap email in outlook express. If i delete a message in the gmail web app or in outlook, it ends up in the same folder. Sent in imap folders versus sent items folder not on. Fixing email sync when some outlook folders are not showing. When using outlook 2003 or settings up thepop3 account manually in outlook 2007. Outlook 2003 and previous support for synced imap sent folders does not exist in, but you can still get your sent items on the imap mail server by creating a message rule. As outlook 2003 and previous do not have support for assigning a sent items folder at the mail account level, we must emulate it via a message rule. Cci is a business and broadband communications provider serving customers across its 11state service area.
Make sure you have a network connection before doing a send receive to an imap server. When you use imap for an account, outlook may display the account and its folders below the other accounts you have created. Follow our standard instructions for setting up outlook 2002 or 2003. I had already enabled advanced imap controls and made sure all labels were visible, but. Mar, 2007 outlook 2003 does not store email messages as individual files. Missing sent, trash, drafts, junk and other folders. Manual imap sessions if you are wanting to test a new email service, diagnose a problem between a client email program and an imap server, wanting to write a script to check for new emails in a mailbox, or just keen to learn more about how imap works, this post is for you. Cause the save copies of messages in the sent items folder option in outlook is disabled. On main server there are inbox, sent, trash, drafts, infected items, etc. To view hidden files click start, and then click my computer. One of the problems of imap is that it does not standardize the names of common folders, such as trash, sent mail and drafts. Click a folder, and then click subscribe or unsubscribe. Outlook 2003 set up with gmail imap account problem in.
There are multiple imap accounts which always work from the inbox folder. The rocketspark webmail site puts sent emails in the sent folder but other software like outlook might use the sent items folder. When i startup outlook, the center folder view pane is headed inbox, but i have to click on the inbox folder. When you are using a gmail imap account then things can be taken care of by using the smtp server of gmail.
Nov 28, 2012 all messages should use the same sent items folder, irregardless of how you started the message. The problem is that the to name in the send folder is blank by default, untill she clicks on it, when it then appears. Be sure that you have correctly set a folder for sent items. I want to setup an outlook 2003 email folder in a domain based network on a share samba. Using outlook and imap to create folders on the server. Hi everyone, i setup an imap acccount, the folders download and populate. I configured outlook for a imap connection to gmail. The default configuration for outlook means that only those folders which you are subscribed to will be displayed in the list of folders in outlook e. Oct 25, 2019 to have items file instead into a folder in the imap hierarchy, you can use the rules wizard, as described in the article at how to save sent items on an imap server. In outlook express, i can change the folder that sent emails are placed in to sent instead of sent. When using imap, the server organises emails into folders e. Sep 26, 2017 you can use these methods with outlook 20 or outlook 2003 and earlier to save imap sent items on the imap server. Microsoft office outlook 2003 and earlier imap account configuration details.
At the same time, the outlook 2003 program does not even create the pop. This is commonly due to different software deciding to place the sent messages in different imap folders. Import eml folders into outlook in a riskfree manner. This tutorial focuses on setting up microsoft outlook 2003, but these settings are similar in other versions of microsoft outlook and you may use them as a guide for. So far, i have changed the setting so that the sent items folder downloads the whole message including. Outlook express alternate sent items folder for imap. If you have created a new folder on the mail server in another application or using a web browser, and the new folder doesnt appear in the imap folders dialog box, you can update the folder list by doing the following. If youd like to fix all folders within your entire mailbox that need fixing. Copying pop3 folders from inbox to imap inbox in outlook 2003. On the file menu, click account settings account settings. However when i try to send mail from the imap account, the email is sent, but does not appear in my imap sent folder, instead it shows up in my personal sent folder.
Click on outlook in the taskbar to see the select folder dialog. You have three options when you use the send email command in other applications. Outlook may not always recognize the correct folders when the imap mailbox is based on a root structure where all the other mail folders are created under the default inbox folder. Fixing email sync when some outlook folders are not.