Outlook calendar disappear from inbox after accept the request

Question

Outlook 2010 and 2010+ versions seem to remove meeting request emails from your inbox once you accept or decline the invite.

How do I prevent these from being removed and keep them in my inbox?

Usually the meeting invite also contains useful information or things that need to be followed up later.

Answer 1

In Outlook, this is found under the File tab. Click Options, then Mail, and scroll down to the Send messages section. Uncheck the box next to Delete meeting requests and notifications from Inbox after responding

Answer 2

The provided "ounce of prevention" instructions are spot on! However, when faced with the immediate dilemma of needing the email... one goes to the Deleted Items folder to find the email, BUT (because the invitation email may be prevented from opening by Outlook) one must click Reply to then be able to once again read (and hyperlink-click) the original email entries.

Answer 3

I just did this, but with the Outlook web (Office 365) it's a little different now. To stop calendar invites being deleted do the following: Go to the settings wheel > View all Outlook settings > Calendar > Events and invitations > uncheck the box 'delete invitations and responses that have been updated'