Archiving

[BINZA@]

I am using outlook 2003 with an exchange server and am wondering if it is
possible to auto archive my inbox and all sub folders of which i have a lot,
my concern is that when i choose to setup auto archive on my inbox i do not
see an option to apply to all sub folders. I do not want to setup auto
archive for all the folders in my inbox separatly as this would create
hundreds of archive.pst files and take an eternity can i not do whole inbox
and all sub folders in one action.

Any help with this one greatly appreciated

Thanks.

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

Each folder gets its own auto-archive properties and doesn't inherit the
properties of its 'parent'. You can set the default, though, here: Tools
menu > Options > Other > AutoArchive

 

[BINZA@]

Yes i know you can set the properties of the default but that does not help,
so are we saying i can not archive more than one folder at a time.

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

You can archive more than one folder but you've got to set their properties
individually or take the defaults.

 

[BINZA@]

The original question stated i do not want hundreds of .pst archive files,
so can i archive my inbox and the hundreds of child folders in the same
archive .pst file it looks like no to me unless you tell me otherwise.

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

Yes, they can all go into one PST file.

 

[BINZA@]

HOW

Yes, they can all go into one PST file.

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

Just make sure the AutoArchiving properties for the folder either point to
the same PST file or choose the default PST

 

[BINZA@]

Vince thats great but is there no way to set scheduled archiving on parent
folder and all hundred sub folders with one action rather than a hundred and
one, if so how.
Thanks for your help thus far.

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

Hmmm, I seem to remember there's a utility for that. Let me see what I find.
In the meantime you can also check out Slipstick.COM's site to see if the
addin is listed there.