How to find complete path for emails in search window? (2007)

[Jennifer Murphy]

Is there any way to find out the complete "path" where an email is
stored?

I have a fairly complicated configuration of email folders. I have 8-10
top-level folders, each of which may have several sub-levels, etc. In
some cases, the nesting goes 5-6 levels deep.

This has been great for organizing the emails, but it has become a
problem when searching for emails. The search window shows the name of
the folder each email is in, but it does not show the full path, so I
don't know where that folder is in the hierarchy. I really don't want to
go opening up every level.

The MSFT help for this says to open the email and look in the
properties. This is useless. It provides the same information -- just
the folder name, not the path.

I am using Outlook 2007.

 

[Diane Poremsky [Outlook MVP]]

If you search in Windows (using Windows Instant Search), you'll see the
path in Outlook. Otherwise not without a convoluted method:
http://www.outlook-tips.net/2011/1226/find-folder-path-in-mailbox/

This VBA gets the folder path:
http://www.vboffice.net/sample.html?lang=en&mnu=2&smp=65&cmd=showitem



Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/
OutlookForums http://www.outlookforums.com