How to delete multiple folders/subfolders in bulk in Outlook?
As you know, you can select and delete one folder on the Navigation pane at a time in Outlook, and it seems impossible to select multiple folders in bulk. However, it will be too tedious to delete multiple folders one by one from the Navigation Pane. This article will introduce a solution to quickly delete multiple folders in bulk from Outlook.
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Delete all subfolders of the specified folder with VBA in Outlook
This method will introduce a VBA to delete all subfolder of a certain folder in bulk in Outlook. Please do as follows:
1. In the mail view, select the specified folder whose all subfolders you will remove.
2. Press Alt + F11 keys together to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
3. Click Insert > Module, and then paste below VBA code into the new module window.
Sub Delete_All_SubFolders() Dim oCurrFolder As Folder Dim oSubFolders As Folders Dim i As Long On Error Resume Next Set oCurrFolder = Outlook.Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder Set oSubFolders = oCurrFolder.Folders For i = oSubFolders.Count To 1 Step -1 oSubFolders.item(i).Delete Next End Sub
4. Press F5 key to run this VBA. And now you will see all subfolders under the selected folder are remove in bulk as soon as possible. See screenshot:
Delete multiple folders in bulk in Outlook
Please follow below steps to delete multiple folders in bulk from Microsoft Outlook.
1. Right click the email account whose folders you will delete in bulk, select New Folder from the context menu, and then name the new folder as Temp. See screenshot below:
2. Now drag one of the folders you will delete to the new Temp folder, drop it until the new Temp folder is highlighted. See screenshot:
3. Now a Microsoft Outlook dialog box will pop out and ask for your confirmation about moving the selected folder. Please click the Yes button. See screenshot above.
4. Repeat above Step 2-3 until all folders you will delete are moved to the new Temp folder.
5. Right click the new Temp folder, and select Delete Folder from the context menu. See screenshot below:
6. In the warning Microsoft Outlook dialog box, please click the Yes button. See screenshot above.
So far all folders you need to delete have been removed in bulk.
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