Policy
Empty the Deleted Items folder when Outlook closes
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.
Pack Microsoft Office
Category Microsoft Outlook 2016 / Outlook Options / Other
Policy ID
edae1f0b8e5b Internal name
L_EmptyDeletedItemsFolder Registry
Copy registry mappings
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\preferences\emptytrash (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\preferences\emptytrash (disabled) = 0Policy notes
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.