Method to flatten folders in Outlook 2007?

[jsc]

i have a large collection of e-mail messages saved in Outlook in a series of
nested folders. I need to copy all of the messages into a single folder. Can
anyone suggest a way to do this other than by manually dragging and dropping
/ cutting and pasting?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]]

i have a large collection of e-mail messages saved in Outlook in a series of
nested folders. I need to copy all of the messages into a single folder. Can
anyone suggest a way to do this other than by manually dragging and dropping
/ cutting and pasting?

You could create a rule that moves everything the desired destination folder,
then run that rule in each folder.

 

[Bob I]

Perhaps select the top folder and then search with no criteria to find
all messages then CTRL+A to select them and then drag and drop all of
them into a single destination folder.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]]

Perhaps select the top folder and then search with no criteria to find all
messages then CTRL+A to select them and then drag and drop all of them into
a single destination folder.

That's a better idea than mine. A search folder to find them all (like the
One Ring).

 

[jsc]

thanks guys, the search folder worked well.
I had tried that using instant search but the search folder allowed finer
tuning of the criteria to get the intended result.

 

[Bob I]

Glad you're up and running!

thanks guys, the search folder worked well.
I had tried that using instant search but the search folder allowed finer
tuning of the criteria to get the intended result.


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