Folder.MoveTo Method (Outlook)

Moves a folder to the specified destination folder.

Version Information

Version Added: Outlook 2007

Syntax

expression .MoveTo(DestinationFolder)

expression A variable that represents a Folder object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

DestinationFolder

Required

Folder

The destination Folder for the Folder that is being moved.

Remarks

Setting the REG_MULTI_SZ value, DisableCrossAccountCopy, in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook in the Windows registry has the side effect of disabling this method.

Example

This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example uses the MoveTo method to move the "My Test Contacts" folder in the default Contacts folder to the Inbox folder.

Sub MoveFolder() 
 Dim myNameSpace As Outlook.NameSpace 
 Dim myFolder As Outlook.Folder 
 Dim myNewFolder As Outlook.Folder 
 
 Set myNameSpace = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI") 
 Set myFolder = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts) 
 Set myNewFolder = myFolder.Folders.Add("My Test Contacts") 
 myNewFolder.MoveTo myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder _ 
 (olFolderInbox) 
End Sub

See Also

Concepts

Folder Object

Folder Object Members