For example, my fastmail imap account uses sent items rather than sent so the default setting pointed to a nonexistent folder. You should be able to set the device to use the sent items folder. This issue will occur for many different email providers including gmail, aol, yahoo, and others. Imported imap folders are not visible or dont show any content when youve exported your imap mailbox or specific folders to a pstfile which you then later open in outlook or import into an exchange or mailbox, you may be shocked to see that these folders dont contain anything. Use a macro to watch for new items in the sent folder and move them to the correct folder. Downloading sent items on pop email solutions experts exchange. In other words, that menu will take any folder and internally rename it to sent messages. Missing sent items on gmail account set up in office. Youll need to the use getfolderpath function since the sent items folder is in a different data file. Ive configured outlook 20 with an imap account but my sent items arent being saved to the mail server. This is a known issue with outlook 2020162019 connecting via imap. So before i posted this question, i was thinking after i download the emailsinbox via pop, i would also do another download via imap. I have successfully used mailkitmimekit api for sendingreceiving emails.
This video shows you how to set up your imap email account to save your sent items to a folder on your server rather than on your pc. And there youll note that the sent items folder is visible. Thanks for the replies, imap was the answer and it was no problem setting up a mirror account to view the inbox and sent folders on the pc. If youre stuck with pop3, you may be able to create a rule in outlook since the sent items folder is local on each outlook users workstation that scans the sentmail folder on the server and downloads a copy of each message although, to do this youd have to setup an imap connection to the mailserver anyway. Sent mail does not show up in sent folder community support.
Downloading sent items on pop email solutions experts. Moving sent items into the inbox and then seperating them out once downaloded seems like quite a task. Otherwise drafts, deleted, and sent messages will be stored on your local hard disk, called storage folders by windows live mail b enter sent for the sent items path. Setting the sent items folder for imap accounts in outlook. Under folders, in the root folder path text box, type inbox. By changing the setting to allow outlook to download the entire. How to downloadsave all the inboxsent emails using mailkit. How to prevent duplicate sent items for gmail imap account. Email sent using outlook are not saved to the sent items folder. On k9, usually, you wont need to configure your imap folders except the sent folder although you can configure other folders, too, so you can have the same folder for all your email clients to set which folder you want to use as your sent folder.
Keeping your sent folder in sync across devices websavers inc. Outlook 2019 office 365 imap folders i just upgraded from outlook 2010 and cannot find how to place sent emails into the sent items folder and deleted emails into the deleted items folder as i need to do to match how my phone and tablet use email folders. Downloading emails from sent folder in email account. The server also keeps a record of all of the messages that you send, allowing you to access your sent messages from anywhere. Setting up imap email and sent items folder youtube. Imap android mail doesnt sync with pop3 outlook sent. If its thunderbird 2 it doesnt download messages from imap accounts by default, you have to configure the folder as a offline folder for that to happen.
Sent is probably the folder used by the server if you use web access or is used by a smartphone and sent items is used by outlook. While if you have it setup as imap it could be stored just on the server depending on your email client settings. Fix outlook imap folders, inbox, sent itemsthis computer. Outbox, also visible, is different that contains items for which youve pressed the send button, but havent actually been sent yet, or are in the process of being sent.
Enable the save copies of messages in the sent items folder option by following the steps below for your version of outlook. Instead, they are being saved to a sent items folder which has this computer only behind it. If you have multiple email accounts in outlook, each email account has. Imap and pop sent items solutions experts exchange.
Generally, each email applicationdevice saves its own sent items. You must designate a single folder on the server as your sent folder. As outlook will then find these new messages in your inbox folder, outlook will download them from the server. I search for some reference and finally get a method to fix it. How are you going to tell which ones are the sent items. How to export entire emails from an imap account connected to. Otherwise drafts, deleted, and sent messages will be stored on your local hard disk, called storage folders by windows live mail. Since imap stores email messages on the server, they will be available on all email clients you use. That assumption is wrongit should be a configurable behavior. Sent items no longer appear in the sent items folder in.
Getting sent items off the server and into outlook. If you need to use the sent messages folder instead of sent items for example, you use a mix of mac and windows computers, and outlook for windows is not picking up the correct sent folder, youll need to use a macro to move the messages as sent messages moved using rules are not syncing to the server. You must be using imap for your mail on all of your devices. Bizarrely though it seems to have decided that the best place for this is a subfolder of the deleted items folder. Under the save messages section, enable the save copies of messages in the sent items folder option. Here i will share the method to prevent duplicate sent items for gmail imap account in microsoft outlook 2010 and 20. Imap android mail doesnt sync with pop3 outlook sent items. Once you do so outlook express will display the folder list in the upper left. When i send an email, a copy is stored in the sent folder on my computer. Feb 19, 2020 occasionally sent items will stop appearing in the sent items folder. Nov 08, 2007 now click on your imap account in the lefthand pane, and then under the receive mail items section choose either to download complete items or use the custom behavior defined below. How to download mail for an imap account using outlook wikihow.
Is there another free good email app that gets round this issue. Sep 29, 2016 keeping your sent mail folder in sync is a straightforward concept, but unfortunately in practice, many mail applications fail to configure it correctly. Under special folders, select the store special folders on imap server check box. The default email app doesnt include sent items when synching with the imap server folders. Find answers to imap and pop sent items from the expert community at experts exchange. For pop imap mailbox please refer to the knowledge base article outlook 2020162019 imap. Thunderbird did not createdownload sent mail folderemails. Its like mail assumes that all imap servers use the name sent messages for their sent items. Mar 17, 2012 if youre stuck with pop3, you may be able to create a rule in outlook since the sent items folder is local on each outlook users workstation that scans the sent mail folder on the server and downloads a copy of each message although, to do this youd have to setup an imap connection to the mailserver anyway. However, that caused mail to rename my local sent items to sent messages. If you dont see the sent items folder, you may need to change your outlook settings. Outlook stores your messages in the sent items folder.
It will also require that you are using an imap with an unlimited workspace plan or an office365 plan. Enable save sent items in the following folder on the server. Migrating sent items in webmail to outlooks sent items folder. Now, i am using the imap function to download the inbox and sent items emails and store them locally.
Confirm that the check for new messages in all folders check box is selected. When i send an email from mobile it doesnt viewed in my outlook sent items on computer. Windows live mail configuring imap folders kualo limited. The other option, which also allows you to get your already existing sent messages in web mail into outlook, is to move all your sent items on the server to the inbox folder. How can i remap mails sent messages folder to an imap. Outlook 2010open imap by clicking on file, account settings and then double click on the imap account. The advantages of tb are well above the disadvantages of outlook, so i will just log in once in a while to move the sent items to the inbox. However, when i send an email using the same hotmail account using another device an ipad, this is not downloaded or synchronised with my main computer. Thunderbird does not download sent emails which i sent. How to sync sent mail across devices xneelo help centre. I had a feeling that this was going to be the case. Almost there now click on your imap account in the lefthand pane, and then under the receive mail items section choose either to download complete items or use the custom behavior defined below. You can find your sent items folder in your folder list.
Sent items folder vs sent folder outlook forums by. In the next screen, you will see an option to select a imap account and then you can either choose the folders you would like to download, or download the entire account. Keeping your sent mail folder in sync is a straightforward concept, but unfortunately in practice, many mail applications fail to configure it correctly. For popimap mailbox please refer to the knowledge base article outlook 2020162019 imap. Imap sent messages are duplicated and unread in sent items. Imported imap folders are not visible or dont show any. These instructions and modified from the subscribe to. Sent mail does not show up in sent folder community. Outlook 20 automatically saves your sent mails in the sent items file for gmail users, theres a gmail imap that automatically saves the sent mails to sent file. Email sent using outlook are not saved to the sent items.
If i reply to an email on my phone or tablet i want to be able to see the reply on my pc or laptop. I want to move the older sent items into the all mail folder so that it does not download onto my computer, but cannot do this. How to export entire emails from an imap account connected. Designed for existing customers who are already somewhat. Should you require any assistance, please dont hesitate to contact the help desk. You can use these methods with outlook 20 or outlook 2003 and earlier to save imap sent items on the imap server. How to download folder sent from web to the outlook account.
Keeping your sent mail folder in sync is a straightforward concept, but unfortunately in practice, many mail applications work to undermine its simplicity. My preference is to use pop to make sure i have a local copy on all devices since the server doesnt back up the emails. When the server tries to determine the folder and fails, here are a few guidelines to help you sync the sent mails manually in outlook. Check the box marked store special folders on imap server. And if i use the advanced imap features available in the labs, then i can stop the sent items folder from downloading, but this too does not work as i do need to keep the sent items in sync, just not all sent items.
Sep 08, 2016 how to download mail for an imap account using outlook. Cant say about gmail accounts, but my version of outlook 20 with our imap server does seem to copy sent items automatically. Jul 30, 2014 the default email app doesnt include sent items when synching with the imap server folders. How do i set up my sent imap folder correctly on android.
Ive tried to set the sent items folder in the account settings for my imap account but there is no sent items or a deleted items tab as there was in outlook 2010. The reason i ask, is because if you have it setup as pop3 your sent messages would just be stored locally in your email client. Occasionally sent items will stop appearing in the sent items folder. This is possible to configure but it requires some custom settings on your phone and in outlook. Recently, when i send an email via a gmail imap account in microsoft outlook, double sent email copies are saved in the sent items folder automatically.
How to download mail for an imap account using outlook. Sep 04, 2006 i can see the sent items folder, and i can send email but outlook express does not save a copy of the sent email to the sent folder. Until microsoft releases an update to fix the issue, use the following workaround. Apr 24, 2020 this is a known issue with outlook 2020162019 connecting via imap.
Windows live mail desktop provides imap type access again via webdav to all hotmailmsn accounts whether free or paid for. You send email from an imap account in outlook for windows and when you check the sent items folder you notice that the sent email shows duplicated and one of the emails is marked unread. I want the outlook to download those sent emails from the web and put them in a folder sent in the outlook, so i can access and process them offline. Turned out tbird was calling it sent and owa sent items, so subscribing to sent items worked, and then just changing the place a copy should do the trick. If you would like to buy an aid4mail license please visit the aid4mail website. Outlook 2019 office 365 imap folders microsoft community. Configuring imap folders in windows live mail tiger tech. Sep 26, 2017 all messages should use the same sent items folder, irregardless of how you started the message. Sent items, folders dont agree between tbird and owa.
May 19, 2019 enable the save copies of messages in the sent items folder option by following the steps below for your version of outlook. Use the macro at use a macro to move imap account sent items to move the message as its added to the local sent items folder. Imap folders for windows live mail tiger technologies. If you have multiple email accounts in outlook, each email account has its own sent items folder. Jun 15, 2012 this video shows you how to set up your imap email account to save your sent items to a folder on your server rather than on your pc. How to download folder sent from web to the outlook. Unlike pop, imap allows you to access, organize, read and sort your email messages without having to download them first. The save a copy of the sent messages is checked in the toolsoptionssend but still nothing. By default, microsoft outlook only downloads the email headings when you are pulling messages off an imap server. The advantages of tb are well above the disadvantages of outlook, so i will just log in. Aug 29, 2018 use sent messages folder, not sent items.