Questions about sent mails and sent items.

Anonymous
2014-10-07T23:02:52+00:00

I am using Windows 8.1. I cannot figure out the difference between Sent Items and Sent Mail. When I send an email sometimes it ends up in Sent Items and sometimes it ends up in Sent Mail. What is the difference? This is very confusing! Thanks.

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Brian Tillman [Outlook MVP 2007-2019] 25,925 Reputation points
2014-10-11T02:16:53+00:00

The SentMail folder is one being supplied by your mail server.  I suspect you are using an IMAP account.  It doesn't appear you are using Outlook.com for your mail service.  Thus, your post is off-topic for the Outlook.com forum.  I have moved it to the Windows Live Mail forum on "Files, Folders, and Online Storage" where it is on-topic.

Right-click the account in the folder pane and choose Properties.  On the IMAP tab you can control the mapping of folders so that WLM will use the correct folder for saving the sent messages.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-10-09T16:34:41+00:00

    I just want to know what the difference is between SENT ITEMS and SENT MAIL. Sometimes when I send an email, it ends up in SENT ITEMS. Sometimes it ends up in SENT MAIL. Why are there two places for sent emails to go?  Thanks. Lynne

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-10-09T15:16:09+00:00

    Windows Live Mail. Here is the screenshot:

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