Empty the Deleted Items folder when Outlook closes

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\preferences

Value name: emptytrash

Enabled: emptytrash = 1

Disabled: emptytrash = 0

Description

By default, the Deleted Items folder is not emptied when users exit Outlook. By enabling this setting, you can change this behavior so that the Deleted Items folder is emptied when Outlook closes.