Applies ToOutlook for Microsoft 365 Outlook 2024 Outlook 2021 Outlook 2019 Outlook 2016
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Use Clean Up Conversation to tidy up your email conversations and reduce the number of messages in your inbox.

  1. Select an email conversation that you'd like to clean up.

  2. (On the simplified ribbon) On the Home tab, select the arrow next to Delete >  The Clean Up button. Clean Up Conversation. You can also clean up entire Folders

    (On the classic ribbon) On the Home tab, select  The Clean Up button. Clean Up > Clean up Conversation

  3. If prompted, confirm by selecting Clean Up.

And the emails are sent to the Deleted Items

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