Article ID: 296228 - Last Review: March 28, 2007 - Revision: 2.0

Recurring appointments are not archived in Outlook 2007, in Outlook 2003, or in Outlook 2002

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SYMPTOMS

When you archive appointments, old occurrences of recurring appointments are not archived and deleted in the following versions of Microsoft Outlook:
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
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CAUSE

This behavior is by design. Outlook has to have the old occurrences of a recurring item in a Calendar folder to keep track of future occurrences.
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MORE INFORMATION

When you archive items in a Calendar folder, old recurring items are not archived if any occurrences are scheduled after the archive date.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
  • Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
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kbexpertiseinter kbprb KB296228
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