The /cleanviews switch will wipe out all custom views and return all default views to 'factory default'. If you aren't using custom views, you can use the /cleanviews switch without worry. Sometimes its necessary, but sometimes just resetting the view for the current folder will work.

When you open Outlook using the /cleanviews switch you will wipe out all custom views and return all default views to 'factory default'. You can expand the Change View menu and select Manage Views (formerly the Define Views dialog, below), then select the View by name to reset the view globally or select to reset the view on the current folder only.Ĭreate new views, edit views, or delete custom views using the Manage Views dialog. Reset a View on a Specific Folder Outlook 2010 and UpĪ Reset button is also on the View Settings dialog (formerly the Current view dialog, below), which can be opened from the View ribbon, View Settings button or by right clicking on the field names visible in a view and selecting View Settings (Method 3, below). The solution is to reset the view for the folder or the entire mail box. Sometimes, particularily after a large import from another account such as Gmail or an IMAP-based account, the custom view settings hide the emails from view. Microsoft Outlook has the ability to set up customized views for items such as email located in folders. A folder in Outlook appears to have no messages and you know there are messages in that folder.