Microsoft Outlook 2010 - Tired of Confirming When Deleting Items?

SUMMARY: Prevent Outlook 2010 from requiring you to confirm every time you permanently remove an item.

Even though deleted items in Microsoft Outlook 2010 such as e-mail messages and Notes are placed in the Deleted Items folder, available for un-deletion, Outlook 2010 still requires you to confirm whenever you permanently delete items from this folder.

If you tire of this extra confirmation, you can prevent Outlook 2010 from asking this question every time. Note that while the Deleted Items folder offers a partial safeguard against accidental deletion, pressing Shift while deleting an item from any folder will bypass placing items into the Deleted Items folder. If you turn the below confirmation off, there is no* second chance of recovery!

Outlook 2010 asking whether you wish to permanently delete an item

1. Select the "File" tab in the Ribbon.

2. The Microsoft Office Backstage View appears. Click the "Options" button.

(Or instead of steps 1 and 2, press Alt + F, then the letter T.)

3. The "Outlook Options" dialog box appears. Click "Advanced" in the left pane.

4. Scroll down to the "Other" section, and uncheck "Prompt for confirmation before permanently deleting items".

Configuring Outlook 2010 to not prompt you before permanently deleting an item

5. Click "OK" on the bottom-right of the dialog box to close it.

* In some cases you may be able to recover data if it is stored in backup files on your service provider's e-mail server, but it can take some work, and recovery is not guaranteed.

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