Outlook: Cannot move the items. The operation cannot be performed because the message has been changed.

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This message often pops up when I try to move an email to a folder after reading and closing it. This happens even though I have not changed the message at all other than to read it. If I select another message and then try to move the original message again, it will work.

I have been getting this problem for years and I am sick of it! everytime I try to tidy my inbox it takes hours because I have to keep moving away and then back to the email.

I know this message pops up in relation to other scenarios but I would like to concentrate on just this one problem as otherwise there are too many off topic answers.

This has been happening for at least 6 YEARS is no-one from Microsoft able to help with this problem?

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2023-03-29T19:33:11+00:00

NONE OF THESE FIXED MY ISSUE EITHER> Cannot move the items
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2023-02-18T16:19:49+00:00

This exactly solved my issues. Thank you Deborah Corr.
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2023-02-17T03:31:48+00:00

I have 2 gmail accounts set up in Outlook, and it happens in both accounts.
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2023-02-17T03:30:50+00:00

This is a very painful and annoying workaround...
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Anonymous

2023-02-17T03:29:53+00:00

The comment about removing 3rd party add-ins helped. It reduced the amount of times this issue happens, but did not eliminate them.
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