How to Recover Deleted Emails in Outlook: Simple Steps

Did you delete an email in Outlook by mistake? Do not worry; it may still be there. You can find emails that look like they are gone using the right steps. I will show you 4 effective ways to get back your emails in Outlook.

Have you thrown away an important email in your Microsoft Outlook inbox? Everyone does it sometimes.

The good news is Outlook has several ways to recover deleted emails. In this short guide, we talk about 4 good methods.

Are you ready to get back to us with your emails?

What Does Happen When You Delete an Email in Outlook?

When you drop an email in Outlook, it goes to the Deleted Items folder. Microsoft Outlook does not clean this folder on its own, unlike Gmail.

Your deleted emails stay in the Deleted Items folder until you decide to delete them. When you do, they go to the Recoverable file folder. They stay there for up to 30 days.

You can get back your deleted emails during these 30 days. But when these 30 days are over, the emails get erased forever. Then, it is very hard to get them back.

Ways to Recover Deleted Emails in Outlook

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There are 4 easy ways to locate emails in Outlook now. These ways work on the web, Windows, Mac, and mobile devices for Outlook.

1. Using a Keyboard Shortcut

Try an easy method to get back your recently deleted emails from the Outlook inbox.

To get back your removed email fast, use the Outlook keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Z for Windows or ⌘+Z for Mac.

This way, you will move your email from the bin to where it was before. But it works only if you have not done anything else after deleting it.

After you delete the email, press Ctrl+Z or ⌘+Z many times to undo other changes.

Use this method if you have just deleted the emails. Try another way for older deleted emails.

2. Get Emails Back from the Deleted Items Folder

Your email might be in the Deleted Items folder if you deleted it before. Here is how to get it back:

Step 1: Open Outlook.

Step 2: Go to the Deleted Items folder.

Step 3: Look for the email you want back. Hold Shift (⇧) to pick more than one email. To choose all, press Ctrl+A (Windows) or ⌘+A (Mac).

To find an email, search by date, sender, or subject.

Step 4: Click “Move” in Outlook and select “Inbox” to bring emails back.

The email comes back to your inbox. Save important ones to a cloud or your computer.

3. Retrieve from the Recoverable Items Folder

An email goes to the Recoverable Items folder after you delete it from Deleted Items. It stays there for 30 days. You cannot see this folder in Outlook for Mac; it is only on the web app. To get emails back, do this:

Step 1: Go to Outlook.com.

Step 2: Open the Deleted Items folder.

Step 3: Click “Recover items deleted from this folder” to see Recoverable Items.

Step 4: Choose the emails to take back.

Step 5: Click “Restore” to get your emails back.

Your emails should be in your inbox now. Remember, emails stay in the Recoverable Items for 30 days only. After this time, it gets very hard to get back emails, but it still can be possible.

Use Third-Party Software for Retrieving Emails

If Outlook’s own ways do not work, try software like Recovery Toolbox for Outlook or Email Recovery.

This software searches your Outlook files better and may find emails you thought were gone forever.

Look at what other users say before you pick a software. Make sure it works with your Outlook. Choose software that protects your private information.

Step 1: Put the email recovery software on your computer.

Step 2: Open the software and let it look through your Outlook.

Step 3: If you can, look at the emails you can get back and choose which ones you want.

Step 4: Begin getting the emails back.

Step 5: After you get the emails back, keep them in a safe place.

This method might not always work, but it can sometimes get emails back in Outlook.

Conclusion

It is not over if you lose an email in Outlook. This guide shows four ways to get back important emails. Email managment is an art that sholud be done by following the safety measures. Check out how to safely delete your email and reach zero inbox.

To not lose important emails, keep your inbox neat. Put emails into folders in Outlook, keep important ones, throw away ones you do not need, and make sure to back up your emails often.