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No, it only reclaims "white space". No items within the store will be affected.
Compacting the Outlook .OST file
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Hi Everyone,
Does compacting the Outlook .OST file change anything in the Deleted Items, Sent Items and other custom folders?
Does it delete any emails that are currently in Deleted Items folder?
Thanks in advance for the insights!
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Vasil Michev 119.8K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator2021-09-23T06:32:39.727+00:00 -
Pamu 96 Reputation points
2021-09-23T06:57:53.693+00:00 Thanks @Vasil Michev for your help!!!
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