Unable to delete Storage folders from Live Mail.


  1. Posts : 127
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #1

    Unable to delete Storage folders from Live Mail.


    Importing messages into WLM creates a "Storage Folders" account which can't seem to be deleted.

    I really want to get rid of this and it's sub folders, would uninstalling then reinstalling WLM sort this out?

    Any Ideas?

    Thanks
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  2. Posts : 72,046
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello ElBeasto,

    In Windows Live Mail...

    Click on View on the menu bar (Alt+M), and Layout. Next uncheck the Show Storage folders option under folder Pane, and click on OK.

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    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
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  3. Posts : 127
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Great! Thanks for that Shawn, it was driving me a bit nuts lol.
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  4. Posts : 72,046
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #4

    You're welcome. :)
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  5. Posts : 2
    Windows 7
       #5

    Wahoo!



    Thank you! It was driving me crazy!
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  6. Posts : 1
    w 7
       #6

    Thank you for asking the question, it also annoyed me. It's history now.
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  7. ESL
    Posts : 190
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #7

    Which version of WLM are we talking about here? I assume 2011. With the 2009 version, even though you uncheck Show Storage folders, they still pop up from time to time, and you have to uncheck the option AGAIN. I trust that little glitch has been fixed in the 2011 version.
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  8. jnr
    Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Home premium 32bit
       #8

    Hi, I am using WLM 2012 and I have had the same problem trying various ways to delete "storage folders", without them coming back after a while,what I ended up doing was, RUN/REGEDIT/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS LIVE MAIL then clicking on "showLocalFolders" delete the first word so it then reads "LocalFolders".to be on the safe side make sure the DWORD value is 0. Storage Folders should then only appear when you want them to by clicking on them in view and not just because Microsoft says you must have them. Good Luck.
    Last edited by jnr; 18 Jan 2015 at 08:16.
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