2.2.1 List of Special Folders

The set of folders that are special folders,<1> along with the Container class for each folder where applicable and references for further information, are listed in the following table.

Special folder name	Description	Container class	More information
Root	The message store hierarchy's top-level folder, which contains all other Folder objects in that message store.	None	[MS-OXCSTOR]
Finder	Contains the default search folders.	None	[MS-OXOSRCH]
FreeBusy Data	Contains the free/busy data of the mailbox's owner.	None	[MS-OXOPFFB]
Top of Personal Folders	The top folder of the interpersonal message hierarchy, which contains user data folders, including most special folders such as the Inbox folder.	None	[MS-OXCSTOR]
Deleted Items	The default location for objects that have been deleted.	"IPF.Note"	[MS-OXOMSG]
Outbox	Outgoing e-mail Message objects are placed in this folder when the Message object is sent.	"IPF.Note"	[MS-OXOMSG]
Sent Items	The default location in which copies of e-mail Message objects are placed after they have been submitted (sent).	"IPF.Note"	[MS-OXOMSG]
Inbox	The default location for incoming (received) e-mail Message objects.	"IPF.Note"	[MS-OXOMSG]
Common Views	Contains the data for default views that are standard for the message store and that can be used by any user of a client accessing the message store.	None	None
Personal Views	Contains the data for views defined by a particular user.	None	None
Deferred Action	Contains any Deferred Action Message (DAM) or Deferred Error Message (DEM) that results from the execution of client-side rules.	None	[MS-OXORULE]
Calendar	Contains Calendar objects, such as appointments.	"IPF.Appointment"	[MS-OXOCAL]
Contacts	Contains Contact objects.	"IPF.Contact"	[MS-OXOCNTC]
Suggested Contacts	Contains Contact objects that are created when a recipient is not in an address book.	"IPF.Contact"	[MS-OXOCNTC]
Quick Contacts	Contains Contact objects for the user's favorite contacts and instant messaging contacts.	"IPF.Contact.MOC.QuickContacts"	[MS-OXOCNTC]
IM Contacts List	Contains Personal Distribution List objects of favorite contacts and instant messaging contacts.	"IPF.Contact.MOC.ImContactList"	[MS-OXOCNTC]
Contacts Search	Search folder that displays a list of contacts that fit search criteria.	"IPF.Contact"	[MS-OXOCNTC]
Document Libraries	Contains documents to be uploaded to a shared location.	"IPF.ShortcutFolder"	[MS-OXODOC]
Journal	Contains Journal objects.	"IPF.Journal"	[MS-OXOJRNL]
Notes	Contains Note objects.	"IPF.StickyNote"	[MS-OXONOTE]
Tasks	Contains Task objects.	"IPF.Task"	[MS-OXOTASK]
Reminders	Search folder that supports reminder functionality.	"Outlook.Reminder"	[MS-OXORMDR]
Drafts	The default location for composed e-mail Message objects that have been saved but not sent.	"IPF.Note"	[MS-OXOMSG]
Sync Issues	Contains folders that contain messages that indicate particular issues encountered during synchronization between client and server. This is the parent folder of the Conflicts, Local Failures, and Server Failures folders.	"IPF.Note"	[MS-OXCFXICS]*
Conflicts	Contains Message objects that indicate synchronization conflicts between client and server.	"IPF.Note"	[MS-OXCFXICS]*
Local Failures	Contains messages that indicate client-side synchronization failures.	"IPF.Note"	[MS-OXCFXICS]*
Server Failures	Contains messages that indicate server-side synchronization failures.	"IPF.Note"	[MS-OXCFXICS]*
Junk E-mail	Default location for e-mail Message objects determined to be junk e-mail by a Junk E-mail rule.	"IPF.Note"	[MS-OXCSPAM]
RSS Feeds	Contains Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed messages.	"IPF.Note.OutlookHomepage"	[MS-OXORSS]
Tracked Mail Processing	Search folder that contains flagged objects.	"IPF.Note"	[MS-OXOFLAG]
To-Do	Search folder used for tracking Task objects.	"IPF.Task"	[MS-OXOTASK]
Conversation Action Settings	Contains folder associated information (FAI) messages that are used for persisting conversation actions.	"IPF.Configuration"	[MS-OXOCFG]
Spooler Queue	Contains E-mail objects that have been sent or received.	"IPF.Note"	[MS-OXOMSG]

*The Sync Issues folder and its subfolders (Conflicts, Local Failures, and Server Failures) are optional and are not synchronized between client and server. These folders are used in one possible implementation for handling synchronization errors that occur during bulk data transfer. This implementation involves moving the problem items into an unsynchronized folder, such as Conflicts, Local Failures, or Server Failures. By moving the items to a folder that is not synchronized, the error does not continue to occur during each subsequent synchronization.