You Cannot Empty the Hotmail Deleted Items Folder (292860)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
  • Microsoft Outlook 2002

This article was previously published under Q292860

SYMPTOMS

When you try to empty your Hotmail Deleted Items folder, you may receive the following error message:
The server does not support manual deletion of messages Your 'Deleted Items ' folder might be emptied periodically

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, exit and restart Outlook, and you should be able to empty your Hotmail Deleted Items folder.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/11/2003
Keywords:kbbug kberrmsg kbpending KB292860