In the meantime, please see this article for workarounds and more information.Ī Search Folder is a virtual folder that provides a view of all email items that match specific search criteria. We are actively working on this issue to release a fix. Close some windows or program and try again. NOTE: In Outlook 2016, when you search messages by using Advanced Find in frequently-used text fields, you may receive the following error message: Outlook cannot perform your search.
The 'Unread' mail folder is an example of this. Essentially, you can save the desired search parameters and have those messages be available in a Search Folder. However, you are able to create a search folder. Unfortunately, there is no option to save search queries used in searching emails in Microsoft Outlook 2016.
