In Outlook , from the
Tools menu, choose
Mailbox Cleanup…
Click the
View Deleted Items Size button to view items in your Deleted Items folder and/or press
Empty to delete items from your Deleted Items folder. You can still retrieve them via
Recover Deleted Items feature for 30 days.
Note: You can set the Deleted Items folder to empty every time you close down Outlook. In Outlook, from the Tools menu, choose Options and select the Other tab. Place a checkmark in the Empty the Deleted Items folder upon exiting checkbox.
Outlook 2010
Click on the
File tab and under Info you can see
Cleanup Tools
Select
Mailbox Cleanup…
Click the
View Deleted Items Size button to view items in your Deleted Items folder and/or press
Empty to delete items from your Deleted Items folder. You can still retrieve them via
Recover Deleted Items feature for 30 days.
Note: You can set the Deleted Items folder to empty every time you close down Outlook. In Outlook, from the
File tab, click
Options.
Click the
Advanced option in the column at the left side of the
Outlook Options window. Look for the
Outlook start and exit section at the center of the window. Underneath that section is an option that says
Empty Deleted Items folder when exiting Outlook. Check the box to the left of that option, then click the
OK button at the bottom of the window.