Error: "Two folders in your mailbox have the same name" in TechMail


Symptoms

You receive the following email message:

Two folders in your mailbox have the same name.

Two folders with the name FOLDER_NAME have been found in your mailbox. Please connect to your mailbox using your Web browser and rename one of the folders. After you rename one folder, your IMAP e-mail application will be able to display both folders.

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Cause

This error occurs when two folders are created that have the same name.

Resolution

To resolve the error, sign in to Outlook on the web, right-click one of the duplicate folders, and click Rename.

1) Sign in to Outlook on the web.

2) Click the Folders option to expand it.

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3) Right-click on one of the duplicate folders and click Rename to rename it.

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OUTCOME

Your email application will be able to display both folders.