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Robert
I'm trying to learn how to hide and re-show Archive Folders in the Folder
List. I read in Microsoft Help that the procedures are as follows:
1. Select the desired Archive Folder and click “Close†from the right-click
menu (while in Folder List view). The folder will immediately be removed from
All Folders in the navigation pane.
2. To make the Archive Folder reappear is a little more complicated. You
have to “Add†the file back to the list of files in the Outlook Data Files
pop-up window, by:
a. clicking the “Add†button on the Outlook Data Files pop-up window;
b. select the “Types of Storage†file format that you’ve been using (most
likely “Office Outlook Personal Files Folder†for Outlook 2003) from the New
Outlook Data File pop-up window and click “OKâ€;
c. select the archive folder’s file name (.pst file) from the Create Or
Open Outlook Data File window, and click “OKâ€; and
d. click “Close†for the file to reappear in the navigation pane.
However, I also read where you can simply clear the checkbox beside “Show
archive folder in folder list†on the AutoArchive pop-up window ( Tools |
Options | Other | AutoArchive ). Supposedly, the Archive Folder will remain
hidden using this technique and not reappear the next time Outlook is opened.
My question is, what's the difference between the intended use of these two
techniques for hiding an Archive Folder in the Folder List? I tried the first
method, and the hidden file didn't reappear when I rebooted into Outlook;
only when I went through the steps (above) to add it back to the list of
Outlook Data Files. However, when I uncheck “Show archive folder in folder
list†on the AutoArchive pop-up window, nothing happens! The Archive Folder
doesn't disappear. Why isn't this working? Shouldn't I see the Archive Folder
disappear? What am I doing wrong (or not doing right) to make this work?
Could you please explain these two features and how they're supposed to be
used?
Thanks,
-Robert
List. I read in Microsoft Help that the procedures are as follows:
1. Select the desired Archive Folder and click “Close†from the right-click
menu (while in Folder List view). The folder will immediately be removed from
All Folders in the navigation pane.
2. To make the Archive Folder reappear is a little more complicated. You
have to “Add†the file back to the list of files in the Outlook Data Files
pop-up window, by:
a. clicking the “Add†button on the Outlook Data Files pop-up window;
b. select the “Types of Storage†file format that you’ve been using (most
likely “Office Outlook Personal Files Folder†for Outlook 2003) from the New
Outlook Data File pop-up window and click “OKâ€;
c. select the archive folder’s file name (.pst file) from the Create Or
Open Outlook Data File window, and click “OKâ€; and
d. click “Close†for the file to reappear in the navigation pane.
However, I also read where you can simply clear the checkbox beside “Show
archive folder in folder list†on the AutoArchive pop-up window ( Tools |
Options | Other | AutoArchive ). Supposedly, the Archive Folder will remain
hidden using this technique and not reappear the next time Outlook is opened.
My question is, what's the difference between the intended use of these two
techniques for hiding an Archive Folder in the Folder List? I tried the first
method, and the hidden file didn't reappear when I rebooted into Outlook;
only when I went through the steps (above) to add it back to the list of
Outlook Data Files. However, when I uncheck “Show archive folder in folder
list†on the AutoArchive pop-up window, nothing happens! The Archive Folder
doesn't disappear. Why isn't this working? Shouldn't I see the Archive Folder
disappear? What am I doing wrong (or not doing right) to make this work?
Could you please explain these two features and how they're supposed to be
used?
Thanks,
-Robert