Clear All Outlook Mail

Can anyone suggest the best way to accomplish the following?
I want to remove all traces of stored email in Outlook 2003. I want it not to affect any mail that may still be stored at the server. I want not to affect any calendar or contact data.

Removing the mail accounts has not removed all mail. I want to reconfigure the three accounts for which I use Outlook because of inconsistent setup throughout the years. I think I now know the better ways to setup each mail account for IMAP.

Kind Regards,
Jason

 

We're talking POP mail now, right, not IMAP? If POP, then can just delete all messages from Outlook. That's simple enough, isn't it? And, no, this will not affect your Contacts or Calendar; they are separate components within Outlook.

:confused Removing mail accounts would not remove any messages. Accounts and messages are two different things. So, your comment is confusing.

Why are you leaning towards IMAP? Do you use multiple computers to access your email and you want to keep mail synchronized between all computers? If not, they why IMAP? And, have you verified that all your email accounts are IMAP-capable?

 

Thanks for the response, usafveteran.

I am not leaning towards IMAP. I will be using it (and already am on three computers). I want IMAP because I use four computers to check my mail.

All my email accounts are both POP and IMAP accessible.

My comment is only confusing if you already know (and I did not) that removing mail accounts will not affect mail stored by Outlook. In my mind, that seems counter-intuitive.

With all accounts removed, how can I be sure that deleting any mail will not affect mail stored on either of the mail servers? When I created the accounts initially, I am unsure which ones may have been POP and which ones may have been IMAP.

Regards,
Jason

 

I think the safest way to achieve what you want is not to use Outlook but to use your ISP's webmail facility to delete all unwanted messages. Your IMAP accounts will then sync to the new situation on the server. Messages on servers are not tagged as IMAP or POP so it doesn't matter which protocol was in use when they were first received.