Get Outlook Mail Message: The specified folder does not exist Error

[Mohd_Daniyal_Sheikh (Mohammad Daniyal Sheikh)]

Hello Guys!!

Please help me resolve this issue “Get Outlook Mail Message: The specified folder does not exist”

[Yoichi]

Hi,

For now, can you check if folder named “Inbox” exists in your outlook?

Regards,

[Kanak_Lata_Singh]

@Mohd_Daniyal_Sheikh

Please refer this link , hope it works

When Running Get Outlook Mail Messages, Error " Encountered: Get Outlook Mail Messages: The Specified Folder Does Not Exist."

When running Get Outlook Mail Messages, the following error is encountered: The specified folder does not exist . Issue Overview: When running Get Outlook Mail Messages, the following error is encountered: The specified folder does not exist [image] Root Cause: This occurs when the specified folder is not accessible to the Robot (user permissions) or for some reason the Robot cannot see it when interacting with Outlook. Diagnosing / Resolving the Issue: Try enabling the Robot Diagn…

[Krishna_Raj]

@Mohd_Daniyal_Sheikh

Get Outlook Mail Messages - Specified Folder does not exist - works 95% of the time - why not 100%?

Hi @taxguy33, I have experienced this error many times in my ongoing process in production. My process involves accessing email from subfolders under a shared mailbox. I’ve observed this error even if the outlook is open. Here are the options you could try (both worked for me). Give an hour after you open the Outlook application before you run the process. Even though the subfolders under the shared mailbox are visible, for some reason, the bot couldn’t identify them. This wait time really w…

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[Mohd_Daniyal_Sheikh (Mohammad Daniyal Sheikh)]

Hi Yoichi!!

Yes, it is “Inbox” in my outlook.

[Kanak_Lata_Singh]

Hi @Mohd_Daniyal_Sheikh

Could you please give the following a try
1 . Update the UiPath.Mail.Activities to latest version
2. Just debug by adding Get outlook mail message , uncheck filter by unreademails , filter by subject like this “SQL=urn:schemas:httpmail:subject LIKE ‘%”+variable+“%’”
Try to print the output , and check if it works .

For me it works by passing the folder name as "Inbox "

[jaya_raju]

Hi @Mohd_Daniyal_Sheikh,

Try launching your outlook as Admin and then try to run your code in studio.

Thanks,
JR.