How to delete unsent mail in outlook

To delete unsent mail in Outlook, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Delete unsent mail from the "Drafts" folder

  1. Open Outlook and navigate to the "Drafts" folder. You can do this by clicking on the "Folder" tab in the navigation pane and selecting "Drafts" from the list of folders.
  2. Select the unsent email(s) you want to delete by checking the box next to each email.
  3. Right-click on the selected email(s) and choose "Delete" from the context menu.
  4. Confirm that you want to delete the email(s) by clicking "OK" in the pop-up dialog box.

Method 2: Delete unsent mail from the "Sent Items" folder

  1. Open Outlook and navigate to the "Sent Items" folder. You can do this by clicking on the "Folder" tab in the navigation pane and selecting "Sent Items" from the list of folders.
  2. Select the unsent email(s) you want to delete by checking the box next to each email.
  3. Right-click on the selected email(s) and choose "Delete" from the context menu.
  4. Confirm that you want to delete the email(s) by clicking "OK" in the pop-up dialog box.

Method 3: Delete unsent mail from the "Outbox" folder

  1. Open Outlook and navigate to the "Outbox" folder. You can do this by clicking on the "Folder" tab in the navigation pane and selecting "Outbox" from the list of folders.
  2. Select the unsent email(s) you want to delete by checking the box next to each email.
  3. Right-click on the selected email(s) and choose "Delete" from the context menu.
  4. Confirm that you want to delete the email(s) by clicking "OK" in the pop-up dialog box.

Method 4: Use the "Quick Steps" feature

  1. Open Outlook and navigate to the "Home" tab in the ribbon.
  2. Click on the "Quick Steps" button in the "Move" group.
  3. Select "Delete" from the drop-down menu.
  4. In the "Delete" dialog box, select the unsent email(s) you want to delete by checking the box next to each email.
  5. Click "OK" to delete the email(s).

Note: If you have unsent emails in multiple folders, you may need to repeat these steps for each folder.