How do I recover permanently deleted emails from Outlook?

When you delete an email from your computer, it is moved to the Deleted Items folder in Outlook. To recover those deleted emails, log in to your account and select the Deleted Items folder. Now pick out the necessary deleted emails and hit the Recover button on the top-left corner of your screen. Outlook will then start recovering your erased messages.

Messages go into your trash for 30 days after you delete them. After 30 days, the message will be permanently erased from your account and can’t be retrieved.

If an item has been permanently deleted from Microsoft Outlook or Outlook on the web (formerly known as Outlook Web App), it is moved to a folder (Recoverable Items > Deletions) and held there for 14 days, by default. You may change how long items are kept up to a limit of 30 days.

In the left pane, select the Deleted Items folder. Select Recover items deleted from this folder at the top of the message list. Select Recover to save them.

Deleted emails are not really deleted in most email software and web interfaces. The message is placed in a separate folder known as “trash” or “deleted items,” rather than being truly erased.

Select Deleted Items from the left pane menu to get started. Choose Start, Programs, and then Open Outlook if it isn’t already open. Select your email folder list from the left pane menu and click the Deleted Items folder in the right panel. Check to see whether the Home tab is selected on the top menu bar; if so, choose “Recover Deleted Items From Server” from the drop-down menu. Choose which items you want to recover in the ‘Recover Deleted Items’ window that opens.