How to Recover Lost or Deleted Outlook Mails using Outlook Email Recovery

Today with this article, I will tell you three techniques to recover lost or even deleted Outlook emails. These manual procedures will surely help you out in recovering deleted or lost Outlook emails in Windows 7, 8, 9 10 and even on other MS Windows OS versions.

I receive a lot of questions regarding recovery of lost or deleted Outlook emails and many of my readers have no idea on how to restore the emails after deletion.

When you intentionally or unintentionally delete an item or an email from your Outlook, there are chances that you will be able to restore the files. The first place to look for your deleted files is in the ‘Deleted Items’ folder and if somehow, you cannot find the file or email there then check it out in ‘Recoverable Items’ folder.

However there are certain things which you need to keep in mind before this type of MS Outlook email recovery or restoration.

  • You can recover deleted Outlook emails if it is still in ‘Deleted Items’ folder
  • But unfortunately, recovering your data if it has been permanently deleted is hard and need much more expertise.

Note: The first two techniques will primarily focus on recovery from normal deletion wherever the third method will show you how you can recover Outlook emails which are lost or have been permanently deleted.

 Also Read: How to Repair Corrupt Outlook Personal Folder PST File

Steps To Recover Lost or Deleted Outlook Mails That’s Still In Deleted Items Folder

Step 01: Launch MS Outlook and click on ‘Deleted Items’ folder as shown in the image.

Step 02: Browse and locate the email that you have deleted. Right on the file – Move – other Folder

Step 03: To transfer it to Inbox, click on ‘Inbox’ and click ‘Ok’

Step 04: Apart from email, you may also use this technique to restore other mailbox items.
To recover contact: Right click on the file – Move – Contacts
To recover a calendar item: Right click on the file – Move – Calendar
To recover a task item: Right click on the file – Move – Tasks

Steps To Recover Lost or Deleted Outlook Mails If It’s Not In Deleted Items Folder

If your deleted items are not there in ‘Deleted Items’ folder then there are chances that it has been permanently deleted or it is in ‘Recoverable Items’ folder. This folder is basically a hidden folder and file which are deleted mostly go to this folder when you have done any of these following steps:

  • Have somehow deleted any item from Deleted items folder
  • Permanently deleted any email or data by pressing Shift+Delete
  • Emptied deleted items folder

However you may follow the below steps to recover or restore permanently deleted Outlook emails

Step 01: Launch MS Outlook and go to your email folder list
Step 02: Click on ‘Deleted Items’
Step 03: Now go to ‘Home’ & click on click ‘Recover Deleted Items From Server’

Step 04: Now browse and select the file that you want to recover and click on ‘Restore Selected Items’ and then click ‘Ok’

Note: When you recover an email from ‘Recoverable Items’ folder then the item automatically moves to ‘Deleted Item’ folder. And to restore that file from ‘Deleted Item’ folder, you may check out my first technique for a detailed step by step guide.

 Also Read: The Most Common Outlook Errors and How to Fix Them

Recover Lost or Deleted Outlook Mails With A Professional Software

However there are certain situations, where you might not even find the files in ‘Recoverable Items’ folder then the only way to restore those deleted MS Outlook emails is by using a professional software.
One of the software that I have been using for last couple of years is Outlook PST Repair.

It is one of the most advanced and efficient software which not only helps you to restore your deleted emails but it also supports recovery of corrupt MS Outlook PST files. It is also known as one of the best online tools to restore emails, contacts, calendars, tasks and other mailbox items. However the best part of this software is that it doesn’t harm your original data, so keeping your data safe from any types of changes and loss. Aryson Outlook PST Repair has an inbuilt advanced recovery algorithm with a high compatibility ration with all MS Outlook and MS Windows version.

Unfortunately, there is one major drawback of using this application and that is, it doesn’t support Linx and MAC Operating system.
So here is how you can easily recover lost or deleted Outlook mails.
Hope the guide was helpful.

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About The Author:

Rohan Wiese is a Technical Writer at Aryson Technologies. He is an expert Email Forensic, Cloud Computing, and a passionate nerd with over 10 years of experience in technical content writing. He writes about Cloud Migration, Database Recovery, Email Backup, Windows, Mac, and Tech.

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