I have about 4000 messages in my Deleted Items folder in Outlook 2007 (connected to Exchange 2007). Unfortunately two unread message snuck in there, and it is quite hard to find them. And it is annoying to see the (2) next to the folder. I could right-click on the folder and mark them as all read, but I want to see if maybe they are important.
Trying to sort by read status is proving to be difficult. First I tried using the existing columns, but none of them provide read status. Then I added a read status column, but someone decided it would be funny to not let users sort by that column.
I'm currently waiting to see whether my latest scheme will work. I created a new folder, Unread, and am moving all the messages into that folder. Then they should show up in the Unread Messages virtual folder that Outlook provides, I'll be able to read them, I can move everything back, and I can get on with my life. It is taking quite a while to move them though.