How do I not autoarchive flagged messages?

[Andi]

Can I set autoarchive to not take my flagged messages out of the For Follow
Up folder? Once they get archived, they no longer show in that folder.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Can I set autoarchive to not take my flagged messages out of the For
Follow Up folder? Once they get archived, they no longer show in
that folder.

The For Follow Up folder isn't a real folder. It's a search context that
examines your other, real folders and presents messages from those folders
that fit the search criteria. It even tells you which folder(s) the message
are in. So, autoarchive is looking in those other folders and archiving
messages from them. Disable the autoarchive in the folders holding the
messages or lengthen the archive criteria.

 

[Andi]

Thank you for responding, Brian. I was hoping not to have to change the
autoarchive criteria because it works so well otherwise. So...I figured it
out...I set up a second search folder For Follow Up but instead of searching
the Mailbox, this one will search the Archive Folders! So now I have two of
these "virtual folders" that tell me what issues I have yet to deal with,
even if they went to archives. LOL I'm so relieved because...imagine my
surprise when I stumbled across messages flagged for follow up in the
archives that weren't prompting me to complete! Ack! Thanks again. Andi

 

[Brian Tillman]

Thank you for responding, Brian. I was hoping not to have to change
the autoarchive criteria because it works so well otherwise. So...I
figured it out...I set up a second search folder For Follow Up but
instead of searching the Mailbox, this one will search the Archive
Folders!

Goog solution.