Note: The Archive button is visible only in Outlook 2016, Outlook 2019, and Outlook for Microsoft 365. Older versions of Outlook do not have the Archive button on the ribbon. Archive messages by using the keyboard. You can archive one or more selected mes

In Outlook 2016: Click File > Info > Tools > Clean up old items Tip: Archive and AutoArchive might not be available if your mail profile connects to an Exchange Server. It's also possible that your organization has a mail retention policy tha

Though, MS Outlook uses AutoArchive to move older items such as emails, tasks, notes, calendars, contacts, etc. to an archive folder that can be accessed anytime from MS Outlook application. Unlike Inbox, Sent and other item folders, an archive is a defau