How to Clear Outlook/Outlook.com Unsubscribed List


mccmw

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I followed instructions online on how to identify and easily unsubscribe from the buildeup of marketing sites that end up in junk mail. This involved using the Subscriptions setting in New Outlook and Outlook.com. It seemed to work except that instead of clearing, now I have a list of subscribed email addresses and an even larger list of those that I unsubscribed from. I don't see a clear list or clear history option. The only option I see is in the ... menu to block that particular sender. How can I clear this list..or will Microsoft clear it automatically. I really hope this isn't a setting like the the Microsoft Store library (i.e. once you download/install an app...it is forever in your library. It can be hidden but not deleted/removed). Any help would be appreciated.
 

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The usual methods work like, Shift + click start of list, Shift + Click end of list to select, then bin/delete.
 

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To clarify....I'm not talking about deleting out of inbox or junk mail folder. If you select Settings>Mail>Subscriptions there is the list of e-mails that have an "unsubscribe" tag or link in them. If you select "unsubscribe" I thought it would just unsubscribe. Instead he creates another list below of unsubscribed e-mail addresses. You can't select them to delete...only click a ...menu to move the e-mail addresses to blocked sender. I want to delete or clear the list entirelely. If I knew the function would have left me with a 96-item list of unsubscribed e-mails I would've just manually gone into each e-mail and used the unsubscribe link at the bottom. Likewise, the setting is online-based...not something local in Outlook app. I can't even see if there is a way to completely reset my Outlook e-mail account to defaults...and hopefully clear it. Annoying.
 

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Unfortunately, Shift+click doesn't do anything. The list isn't "selectable." I did post in Microsoft Support Community and the lone response, so far, was the same as yours...try that. However, he did say that was for older version(s) of Outlook and Outlook.com. The issue I described is known but hasn't received acknowledgement or commitment to allow management by Microsoft. This sounds just like the Microsoft Store complaint...but at least you can hide apps there.
Of note...in addition to the unsubscribe list...it doesn't look you can change any setting from having Outlook scan and list all active e-mail subscriptions either.
 

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Yep...unfortunate answer received:) I'll definitely try and vote for your feature request!
 

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    Motherboard
    Asus Prime Z-270A
    Memory
    32GB 2666Mhz (Kingston Hyper X Fury)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus Nvidia 1050Ti
    Sound Card
    N/A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung C27F390
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1TB Western Digital SN770 (System) and 2TB Western Digital SN770 (Storage)
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Home
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    Laptop
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    Dell/XPS 15 9510
    CPU
    i9-11900H
    Motherboard
    Unknown
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    32GB
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    Integrated Intel and Nvidia 3050Ti
    Sound Card
    Integrated (Realtek)
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    None
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    1920 x 1200 (non-Touch)
    Hard Drives
    2TB SK Hynix P41 Platinum
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    Windows Security
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