From the 'Search' ribbon, you may choose to search the folder you are currently in, subfolders, all mail, or all items (includes calendar events and contacts). Within the 'Move to Folder' selection, the message's location will be displayed. In this case, this email is in the Deleted Items folder. The folder the email is in will be shown on the bottom right of the email in the search results like shown below.

It will only show the destination folder the message is located in.Īfter Outlook has returned your search results, you may follow the steps below for your email client to find the folder a message is in. Important: The folder location will not include the full path of the folders (if the folder is within other subfolders).

This is especially helpful for users with many folders or complex/nested folder structures. When using the search function in Outlook to locate a message, Outlook can also tell you in which folder the message is located. This document will provide you step-by-step instructions on how to find the folder location of an email message when using the search function in Microsoft's Outlook email clients.