Reinstalling Outlook won’t delete any email, contacts, calendar items, etc… just like reinstalling Word won’t delete any Word documents. In fact, it will leave most, if not all, your settings intact as well.
Reinstalling Outlook won’t delete any email, contacts, calendar items, etc… just like reinstalling Word won’t delete any Word documents.
The Normal, “method 1”, uninstall is designed with the assumption that you will be re-installing Office. It does NOT delete everything. It leaves configuration files like NORMAL. DOTM and other templates etc. and it also leaves configuration Registry entries.
Will outlook delete my emails?
If you leave Office 365 and Outlook at default settings, emails will not be deleted automatically. However, retention policies and archiving settings might result in emails disappearing from your inbox.
A frequent question we ran across in our research was “Does Office 365 automatically delete emails?”.
Office 365 does not automatically delete emails as standard. You can configure Office 365 within Outlook and using retention policies to automatically delete emails. Out of the box, your emails won’t automatically be deleted when using Office 365/Microsoft 365 business email.
Don’t worry – you can always restore deleted email if you make a mistake. In your inbox, select one or more messages you want to delete. Above the reading pane, select Delete. If you’re using a mobile browser, swipe left on a message to delete it.
How do I delete emails from Outlook?
You can delete emails from Outlook . Com one at a time, several together, or all at once. Don’t worry – you can always restore deleted email if you make a mistake. In your inbox, select one or more messages you want to delete. Above the reading pane, select Delete . If you’re using a mobile browser, swipe left on a message to delete it.
Why can’t I delete emails from my IMAP account?
If you setup an IMAP account in Outlook and you cannot delete emails, then apply the following settings in Account Settings. Navigate to Control Panel and open Mail. * * Note: If you don’t see the ‘Mail’ options, set the ‘View By’ to ‘Small icons’, to view all control panel items.