How to get list of folders in Outlook?

Author: SiluviaLast Modified: 2025-04-18

Sometimes the tree structure of all mail folders (include the created personal folders) in the Navigation Pane can do some help for Outlook users during their work. For quickly list the whole tree structure folders, the VBA code can help you. In this tutorial, you can learn how to get list of folders easily with VBA code.

Get list of folders in Outlook with VBA code

Get list of folders in Outlook with VBA code

For getting list of folders in Outlook with VBA code, please do as follows.

1. Press the "Alt" + "F11" keys on the keyboard to open the "Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications" window.

2. Then double click the "Project1" >" Microsoft Outlook Object" > "ThisOutlookSession" to open the "Project1 – ThisOutlookSession" window. See screenshot:

the Project1 – ThisOutlookSession window

3. Then copy and paste the below VBA code into the Project1 – ThisOutlookSession window.

VBA: get list of folders in Outlook

Option Explicit
Sub GetFoldersList()
    On Error GoTo On_Error
    
    Dim Report As String
    Dim Folder As Outlook.Folder
       
    For Each Folder In Application.Session.Folders
        Report = Report & "---------------------------------------------------------------------------" & vbCrLf
        Call RecurseFolders(Folder, "", Report)
    Next
    Call CreateReportEmail("Outlook Folders List", Report)
    
Exiting:
    Exit Sub
On_Error:
    MsgBox "error=" & Err.Number & " " & Err.Description
End Sub
Sub RecurseFolders(CurrentFolder As Outlook.Folder, TabChars, ByRef Report As String)
    Dim SubFolder As Outlook.Folder
    Dim FolderName, StoreName As String
    
    FolderName = CurrentFolder.Name
    StoreName = CurrentFolder.Store.DisplayName
    
    Report = Report & TabChars & FolderName & " (Store: " & StoreName & ")" & vbCrLf
    
    For Each SubFolder In CurrentFolder.Folders
        Call RecurseFolders(SubFolder, TabChars & vbTab, Report)
    Next SubFolder
End Sub
Sub CreateReportEmail(Title As String, Report As String)
    Dim aMail As MailItem
    
    Set aMail = Application.CreateItem(olMailItem)
        
    aMail.Subject = Title
    aMail.Body = Report
    
    aMail.Display
End Sub

4. Press the "F5" key on the keyboard to start running the VBA code.

5. Now a "Macro" dialog box pops up, please click the "Run" button.

a Macro dialog box

6. Wait for the Macro running. Then the list of all your email folders is listed out in a created new message window immediately. You can easily print it out. See screenshot:

the list of all your email folders is listed out in a created new message window