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 =====Purging IMAP Items Marked for Deletion in Outlook ===== =====Purging IMAP Items Marked for Deletion in Outlook =====
  
-When an email on an IMAP e-mail server is marked for deletion, the email is displayed in strikethrough text in the inbox listing. However, the item is not removed from the IMAP mail server until a //purge// command is used.+When an email on an IMAP e-mail server is marked for deletion, the email is displayed in strikethrough text in the inbox listing. However, the item is not removed from the IMAP mail server until a //purge// command is used. This functionality differs from POP3 accounts, which move an email to the **Trash** (or **Deleted Items**) folder when deleted.
  
 As items are not automatically removed from the mailserver when //marked// for deletion, you may find that your quotas can quickly be exceeded. There are two methods that can be used to removed messages from your IMAP mailserver: manual or automatic purging. As items are not automatically removed from the mailserver when //marked// for deletion, you may find that your quotas can quickly be exceeded. There are two methods that can be used to removed messages from your IMAP mailserver: manual or automatic purging.
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 ==== Manual Email Purging ==== ==== Manual Email Purging ====
  
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   - On the Edit menu, select **Purge Deleted Messages**.   - On the Edit menu, select **Purge Deleted Messages**.
   - Note the following options:   - Note the following options:
-    - Click Purge Marked Items in "folder".\\ Only items marked for deletion in the folder that you are in are purged from the IMAP mail server. +    - Click //Purge Marked Items in "folder"//.\\ Only items marked for deletion in the folder that you are in are purged from the IMAP mail server. 
-    - Click Purge Marked Items in "e-mail account".\\ All items marked for deletion in any folder for this IMAP e-mail account are purged from the IMAP mail server. +    - Click //Purge Marked Items in "e-mail account"//.\\ All items marked for deletion in any folder for this IMAP e-mail account are purged from the IMAP mail server. 
-    - Click Purge Marked Items in All Accounts.\\ All items marked for deletion in any folder for any IMAP e-mail account are purged from the IMAP mail server.+    - Click //Purge Marked Items in All Accounts//.\\ All items marked for deletion in any folder for any IMAP e-mail account are purged from the IMAP mail server.
  
 <note tip>Add the Purge command to a toolbar. On the **Tools** menu, click **Customize**. On the **Commands** tab, under **Categories**, click **Edit**. Under **Commands**, drag the Purge command to a toolbar.</note> <note tip>Add the Purge command to a toolbar. On the **Tools** menu, click **Customize**. On the **Commands** tab, under **Categories**, click **Edit**. Under **Commands**, drag the Purge command to a toolbar.</note>
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   - Click **Purge Options**.\\ The Internet E-mail Settings dialog box opens.   - Click **Purge Options**.\\ The Internet E-mail Settings dialog box opens.
   - On the **General** tab, under **Purge Options**, select the //Purge items when switching folders while online check box//.   - On the **General** tab, under **Purge Options**, select the //Purge items when switching folders while online check box//.
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