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How to Recover Deleted Emails in Outlook

Recovering deleted emails in Outlook is a crucial skill, especially when essential messages get accidentally deleted. Outlook offers options to retrieve these deleted items, ensuring you don’t lose critical correspondence.

Step-by-Step Guide:

1. Access Deleted Items: In your Outlook account, locate and click on the “Deleted Items” folder. This folder stores recently deleted emails.
2. Search for the Deleted Email: Scan through the contents of the “Deleted Items” folder to find the email you wish to recover.
3. Right-click & Restore: Once you’ve located the deleted email, right-click on it. Choose the ‘Move’ option from the dropdown menu and then select ‘Inbox’ or the desired folder to restore the email.
4. Check Other Folders: If the email isn’t found in the “Deleted Items” folder, explore the “Recoverable Items” folder. Here, Outlook retains items for a limited period before permanent deletion.
5. Use ‘Recover Deleted Items’: In the “Recoverable Items” folder, look for the ‘Recover Deleted Items’ option. Select the emails you want to recover and click ‘Recover Selected Items.’
6. Confirm Recovery: Confirm the recovery action, and the selected emails will be restored to their original location.

The retention period for recoverable items may vary based on your Outlook settings and policies set by your organization.