* Note: If you don't see the 'Mail' options, set the 'View By' to 'Small icons', to view all control panel items.Ĥ. If you setup an IMAP account in Outlook and you cannot delete emails, then apply the following settings in Account Settings.Ģ. * Note: This method works only for IMAP accounts. Mark IMAP Messages For Deletion in Outlook. Increase the Maximum File Size of the Outlook PST Data file.
How to FIX: Unable to Delete Emails in Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013 or 2010. After re-launching the Outlook application, the messages are deleted but when you try to delete other emails the problem re-appears. Problem in details: When you try to delete an email message from the Inbox folder in Outlook by using the ' DEL ' key (or by using the right-click -> Delete), Outlook freezes and does not respond and the only way to overcome this behavior, is to close and reopen the Outlook application.
The problem of unable to delete email messages in Outlook can be faced in any version of Outlook (Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013 or 2016), and in this tutorial you will find step-by-step instructions to solve the problem. One of my customer called me to report that suddenly cannot delete Outlook Emails from the Inbox or other folders in Outlook 2016.
