Empty the Deleted Items folder when Outlook closes
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User
Category
Microsoft Outlook 2016 > Outlook Options > Other
Supported on
Windows7

By default, the Deleted Items folder is not emptied when users exit Outlook. By enabling this setting, you can change this behavior so that the Deleted Items folder is emptied when Outlook closes.

Internal name
L_EmptyDeletedItemsFolder
Policy ID
edae1f0b8e5b
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\preferences
Value name
emptytrash
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\preferences
Value name
emptytrash
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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