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How to configure Outlook to delete emails from server
Permanently delete emails from your email account from Outlook
Prerequisites: Outlook configured with at least one email account
Difficulty Level: Member • Nerd • Platypus
Estimated Time: 2 minutes
Tools Required: Your desktop/laptop with Outlook
Expected Outcome: Emails will now be deleted from the email server if they are deleted in Outlook
Steps to Perform
- Open Outlook and go to File
- From the File menu click on Account Settings then Account settings again from the drop down menu
- In the Account settings window go to the E-mail tab
- From the E-mail tab select your email address from the list then click Change
- Click on More Settings...
- Tick Leave a copy of messages on the server, then tick Remove from server after and enter the number of days to until emails are permanently deleted