You can disable Outlook’s default setting to link your Archive file in the following way You can easily disable this default behavior and detach the Archive file to prevent it from loading each time when you start Outlook. How can I prevent Outlook from loading the archive each time and only open the archive when I need it?īy default, Outlook will link the pst-file created by AutoArchive in your Folder List to prevent the impression of “losing” e-mail.
This of course counteracts the increase in speed I was aiming at with having a small mailbox by archiving. However, my (huge) archive gets loaded each time when I start Outlook and slows down Outlook. If I run the "tools" >"Clean Up Old Items" & I can either Archive All folders based on their "Auto Archive Settings" which would make me have to set up archive preferences for every folder in each of my pst data folder files or what I attempt to do is to Archive this Folder and All Subfolders and even though I have not checked "Include items with Do Not Archive Marked", the program immediately begins to archive everything in that one pst file including my Inbox which is marked "Do Not Archive" and 4 other boxes marked "Do Not Archive" What can be changed in Outlook 2016 by me, the user, to keep this from happening, or is this just the nature of it and I have to manually work with the deletes and archive system.I'm using the AutoArchive feature in Outlook to keep my main mailbox small and archive to a separate pst-file. I have 2 archive pst files, one for each Outlook data file (2017 Business Archive.pst & 2017 Personal Archive.pst). Just converted from 2010 to 2016 on version 1711 (8730.2175) I am a SOHO and pick up both my personal and business emails in Outlook 2016, Have 2 Data Files (.pst), one is Business, one personal. Note: if you have other keyboard shortcuts disabled, the number in KeyMod needs to be the next available. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\disabledshortcutkeyslist Or use Shift+Backspace (or Ctrl+Backspace to delete whole words). To enable backspace any Outlook item, simply type a character or space at the end of the text you want to delete to turn Backspace on temporarily.
Note that this will disable the backspace key everywhere in Outlook, however, it will work when you are actively typing. To disable Backspace keyboard shortcut, you need to use group policy or add the policy key to the registry. You'll also need to remove the Delete group from the Message ribbon and create a new group minus Archive. Repeat for each command you want in the group.Expand Delete group and select Ignore Click Add.On the left side, in Choose commands from, select Main tabs, then Home (Mail).Click New Group to add a new group just below the Delete group then rename it.On the right side, select the Delete Group in Main tabs, Home (Mail).Open the Customize Ribbon dialog in File, Options.Because it's in a default group you can't remove just the Archive button, but you can remove the Delete group and create a new group containing all of the commands, minus the Archive button. I'm apparently one of the few people who like the new Archive button, everyone else wants to remove it from the ribbon. Edit the registry yourself, incrementing TCID to the next available number. It will replace the command disabled in TCID1. Warning! If you have other commands disabled using policy, do not use this registry key. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\disabledcmdbaritemslist You can disable the button (command id is 26308) by adding it to the disabledcmdbaritemslist key, but unfortunately, it doesn't remove the button from the ribbon. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\OptionsĪ ready-to-use registry file is available for download: DisableOneClickArchiveĬan you remove the button by adding the command ID to the registry? No.
You can disable the Archive function using this registry key. Keyboarders will use the Backspace key to move to the archive folder. Using it is simple: select a message, click the Archive button to move the message to the designated folder. Everyone who uses the Delete key to file their mail can now use the Backspace key to file and Delete to delete the junk they don't need to keep. Yes, Quick Steps does the same thing, but Archive has a better shortcut key: Backspace. Disable Using Command ID | Disable the Backspace keyboard shortcut