Here are the 2 most common reasons why Autoarchive does not seem to be
working:
1. AutoArchive uses the "Modified" field to determine whether an item is
old, not the "Sent" or "Received" fields. This means for example that
Outlook will not archive something received in January if it was modified in
June. You may very find yourself in a situation where a lot of your
messages have been 'modified' without you knowing. For example, if you move
an item from one folder to another (on Exchange), the modified date for that
item will be reset to *now*. To verify the "Modified" date for your items,
right click on your columns and choose 'Field Chooser'. From the "All Mail
Fields" dropdown, drag and drop the modified field to the column.
2. The second reason that AutoArchive may not seem to work is that the
"Archive or Delete Old Items" checkbox in the 'Tools | Options | Other |
Autoarchive' dialog is unchecked. ** Important note: This checkbox must be
enabled in order for the Autoarchive to run even if it is grayed out! To
enable it, check "Run Autoarchive every X days", then check "Archive or
Delete Old Items", and then uncheck "Run Autoarchive every X days" if you
want that option off.
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Charles Beauregard-Tellier
Software Test Engineer
Microsoft Office
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