Why are all my "sent" emails ending up in Draft Folder?

Anonymous
2024-03-07T20:07:21+00:00

I'm not sure how long this has been happening, but does anyone know how to stop this from happening? I end up double checking my actual Sent folder to be sure my new/response emails did get sent, and not hung up in Draft folder.

Thanks!

Patricia

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-08-02T21:11:39+00:00

    Hello, sorry for the late response.

    That's odd. I was thinking that if it happens afterward, you may have the "Undo send" setting enabled. This setting makes it so that every email you send goes into the Drafts folder, then it automatically sends after a few seconds. The purpose of it is to give you a chance to edit it or delete it before it actually goes to the recipient. But it should only show up in the Drafts folder first and then only in the Sent folder, so if you're seeing a copy in both folders at the same time and it stays in the Drafts folder, then it's probably not because of that setting. If you still want to at least check that it's disabled, though, you can find it on the web browser version of Outlook under View > View Settings > Mail > Compose and reply > Undo send. I don't believe this setting is available on the desktop app.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-27T17:49:00+00:00

    Me too. Its an absolute pain.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-15T20:03:03+00:00

    Hi, I'm using Chrome so I don't think it's a browser problem.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-07T21:05:45+00:00

    Does this happen before or after you click the Send button? If it happens afterward, does the email only stay in your Drafts folder for a few seconds and then automatically sends, or does it just stay there until you do something with it?

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-03-07T21:02:12+00:00

    Hello Patricia,

    Good day. Thank for posting in the community.

    We've received your query, and you can expect to receive response from one of our community moderators accordingly.

    At this point, we appreciate your patience and cooperation. Thank you.

    Sincerely,

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