Move Outlook Email Does Not Move Emails

Steps to perform when Robot cannot move emails using Move Outlook Email. No error message is reported.

Root Cause: Outlook desktop app gets closed before the UiPath automation can finish moving the emails.


Resolution: Use either of the below mentioned approaches.Open the Outlook application using Open application activity or Start process activity before reading or moving the email.


Approach #1: To close Outlook after the mail move, use Close Application instead of Kill process.

Approach #2: Add a "Delay" activity after "Move Outlook Mail Messages " activity and set an appropriate delay - based on your technical needs.

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