'Description Permanently Deleting a fOlder so it wont go into the deleted items folder. ' 'Changes ' JL - 22/08/2002 Created ' ' ' Using the mapiItem.Delete() will move it to the deleted items folder. The way to permanently delete the folder is to loop through all the folders with the items parent folder and using the .Remove(Item). Option Explicit Dim ItemNo As Integer Dim toDeleteFolder as Outlook.MapiFolder FolderParent = toDeleteFolder.Parent 'Loop through the Parent folder the Item belongs so that the folder 'can be Removed. Remove will not move it to the deleted folders For ItemNo = 1 To FolderParent.Folders.Count If FolderParent.Folders.Item(ItemNo).Name = folderToDelete.Name Then FolderParent.Folders.Remove(ItemNo) Exit For End If Next