- This video assumes you already have an existing email account, and it’s configured in Outlook.
- Now let’s learn how to delete folders from Outlook.
- Mouse over the folder you want to delete…
- Then right-click the folder and click Delete Folder.
- Note that if there were any messages within the folder, they will be deleted with the folder.
- If did deleted a folder by mistake, or weren’t aware that there were messages in the folder when you deleted it, you can recover them easily.
- Deleting folders and their contents only moves them to the Trash folder. You can just as easily move them back from the trash to your inbox.
- This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create folders in Outlook.
How to delete folders in Outlook 2016
Updated on November 26, 2022