Ok, maybe it works, but not in the way I need it to. For instance someone asks me about something I sent them 2 years ago. We know the general ‘gist’ of the subject but I can’t think of any keywords or search terms. The only solution is to go through the folder and “AHA! There it is…we were talking about Jello Pudding..how could I ever forget?”

A couple years back I took the leap and switched to archiving all of my email in one single folder. I use Lookout (now discontinued but still available for download) to search and life has never been better.

http://www.lookoutsoft.com/Lookout/download.html

I do maintain a folder called “Holding” but that’s for things that are in process and require follow-up in a day or two, otherwise everything else is in my Archive folder.

A single archive folder makes my semi annual purging much easier too.

Best Regards,

Brad Meador
ClearContext

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