Attention: All Associates

Introduced in 2010, Outlook's clean-up function allows you to drastically reduce the number of emails in your inbox with just a few clicks --whether you are returning from vacation or simply have too many emails piled up.

The clean-up function removes all email replies that are duplicated in a later thread, allowing you to read a single thread instead of dozens of individual emails.

To clean up your inbox:

1. While viewing your inbox, click the "Clean Up" button, select "Clean Up Folder."

2. Click the "Clean Up Folder" button in the pop-up to confirm the action.

Outlook will automatically remove all duplicate emails, leaving you with significantly fewer emails to sort through. 

Worried Outlook will delete something you needed? Rest assured, the tool is sophisticated enough not to delete any emails with attachments or text that aren't exactly duplicated in later threads. Plus, you can always review any deleted items in your trash folder.