Online Archiving In Outlook
This article describes how to move folders from your inbox into the Online Archive that is linked to your email account. This process will MOVE messages and folders and will free up storage in your main inbox. The Online Archive is subject to retention policies set by I.T. and management. There is no need to delete anything in the Online Archive.
Step 1
Left click on the folder that is underneath the "Inbox" as in the example below
Step 2
Click on the "Move Folder" button and then scroll down to the very bottom of the example list
Step 3
Expand out the "Online Archive" that is shown with your name and then also expand the "Archive" folder as shown in this example. Then left click the OK button. The MOVEMENT of the selected folder will now begin and will take a period of time depending on how many messages are present in the folder.
Step 4
You will have to wait until the Processing progress bar is completed.
The folder structure will be preserved in the Online Archive.
