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Old 03-26-2021, 09:21 AM
DW2010 DW2010 is offline What are these blue dots and lines on my Microsoft Outlook (Desktop) folders? Windows 10 What are these blue dots and lines on my Microsoft Outlook (Desktop) folders? Office 2019
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Can someone please tell me what these little blue dots and lines are on my folders?



I would guess that they are included in some type of sync if I didn't have so many sync issues to begin with. The idea that all of these folders are syncing is highly improbable with my Outlook experience. I don't know what happened, I think I clicked a function key, and none of them switch the folders back, or hide what was already hidden.

Bonus: If anyone knows how to hide the folders not--without the use of coding--, I would greatly appreciate that!

Thank you in advance!
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They appear to be related to ‘Public Folders’.

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Old 03-29-2021, 06:46 AM
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Thanks, Moonshine! Now I can at least know what to call it! I'll do some more digging!

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They appear to be related to ‘Public Folders’.

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Old 08-18-2022, 09:28 AM
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I have the same problem, they are not public folders, they are my folders, I can use them and see the content, but it's at least weird, and account behavior is not perfect.

Does someone find a fix for this?
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