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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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 ==== Automatic Email Purging ==== ==== Automatic Email Purging ====
 You can also configure Outlook to automatically purge items when you switch between folders on your IMAP account. You can also configure Outlook to automatically purge items when you switch between folders on your IMAP account.