1. Export all rules from you Outlook so that you may import them back after deleting all rules via MFCMAPI.
On your Outlook client, go to “
File”> “
ManageRules & Alerts”.
2. Under E-mail Rules > go to “
Options” >
Export Rules > “
Ok”.
3. Download the latest version of MFCMAPI from the link below
(Please make sure you download the correct release for your Outlook client e.g.
32bit or
64bit version).
http://mfcmapi.codeplex.com/
4. Start
MFCMAPI.EXE as Administrator.
5. Go to “
Tools” > “
Options”.
6. Make sure that “
Use the MDB_ONLINE flag when calling OpenMsgStore”
And “
Use the MAPI_NO_CACHE flag when calling OpenEntry” are checked. Click “
OK”.
7. Click on “
Session” > “
Logon”.
8. Choose the Outlook profile contains the rules you want to delete > “
OK”.
9. Double click the profile with rules you want to delete.
10. Expand “
Root Container” > Scroll down > Expand “
Top Information Store”.
Then right click “
Inbox” > “
Open associated contents table”.
11. Locate and click the items that have the
IPM.Rule.Version2.Message as a “
Message Class”
Select all messages you want to delete > Right click > “
Delete message”.
12. Choose “
Permanent delete passing DELETE_HARD_DELETE (unrecoverable)" > “
Ok”.
13. Once all rules have been deleted, you may import the inbox rules back or create new ones.