Organize your inbox with Sweep

Sweep isn't currently available on classic Outlook. To do a similar action, see Manage email messages by using rules in Outlook.

1. In new Outlook​​​​​​​, select an email message from a sender whose messages you want to move somewhere else.

2. On the Home tab, select  Sweep. 

   (Sweep isn't available for Junk Email, Drafts, Sent Items or Deleted Items.)

3. Choose a rule to use for the sender, a folder to move the messages to, and then select OK. 

4.  You can choose to View rules or select OK. 

   Note: Sweep rules run once per day. Inbox rules run as soon as email arrives in your mailbox.
   Sweep feature is only available for Outlook.com, Hotmail, Live.com, and Microsoft 365 accounts. It does not work with Gmail, Yahoo, or other IMAP-based accounts.

For more info, see Organize your inbox with Archive, Sweep, and other tools in Outlook on the web.