{"id":17236,"date":"2021-10-06T13:56:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T13:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.remosoftware.com\/info\/?p=17236"},"modified":"2023-11-02T06:42:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T06:42:23","slug":"enable-cleanup-and-find-missing-conversations-in-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.remosoftware.com\/info\/enable-cleanup-and-find-missing-conversations-in-outlook","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable, Cleanup, and Find Missing Conversations in Outlook?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Microsoft introduced the concept of Conversation View with Outlook 2010, which is relatively similar to Gmail\u2019s conversation threading. It will be enabled by default in newer versions of Outlook but you will have to turn it on manually if you have upgraded from an older version of Outlook. In this article, we shall answer the most common queries users have regarding the Conversation view in Outlook. The queries are listed below-<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t

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  1. What is Conversation View in Outlook?<\/a>
  2. How to Turn On\/Off Outlook Conversation View?<\/a>
  3. Conversation History Folder is Missing?<\/a>
  4. How to Clean Up Outlook Conversation?<\/a>
  5. How to Clean Up Outlook Conversations In 2 Simple Steps<\/a>
  6. Where to Find Missing Emails in MS Outlook<\/a>
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    What is Conversation View in Outlook?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    You might relate to a Conversation View by the term email thread. A Conversation View is a complete set of email messages starting from the latest message to all responses. All the messages in one Conversation will mostly have the same subject. For example, when a message is sent to someone and they reply, it becomes a conversation. And in many conversations, there can be many replies back and forth from multiple people. Conversation view helps in getting the complete list of the whole email conversation within seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    However, it can also be inconvenient as it will hide messages in the thread when conversations are long. Since the newest message is on top, older messages might become difficult to find. So, the Outlook Conversation Clean-Up feature can help in reducing the number of messages within a mail folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Although the Conversation View helps to list all the email conversations in the same place, it is not uncommon for an email to go missing from any email system. Typically, emails go missing when an email is accidentally deleted. Later on, we will also see how to track the missing email messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Note: In Conversation View emails are usually initially hidden under the top messages, with a drop-down icon to the top left side to denote that you have a thread below.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    How to Turn On\/Off Outlook Conversation View?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Open Microsoft Outlook, click the View <\/strong>tab<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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      1. Check the Show as Conversation<\/strong> box to turn on the conversation view<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        When the conversation view is on, messages will have a drop-down icon to the top left indicating a thread is attached and all the emails in that thread are going to be grouped under the foremost recent message.<\/p>\n\n\n

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        Uncheck the Show as Conversation<\/strong> box to turn off the Conversation View<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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        1. You can select the folder you want to apply the conversation view to.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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          Conversation History Folder is Missing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Scenario 1:<\/em><\/strong> The Conversation history<\/strong> folder is missing in Outlook<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Scenario 2:<\/em><\/strong> The Conversation history<\/strong> folder is stored as a subfolder in the inbox and folder and you are not able to move the folder to its original location. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Solution: <\/strong>Follow the steps below to resolve this issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n