Outlook Lost/Deleted Emails Recovery


Microsoft Office may delete your important emails, and you may not be able to back them up. Also, maybe you accidentally deleted it yourself. But if it’s important, you need to recover it. Outlook itself offers several options and methods to recover your lost or misplaced emails. As a user, you must search for the lost emails in the Deleted Items list or Trash folder. If you didn’t find them there, you can also check out the Recoverable Items folder. 

Causes of Lost or Deleted Emails in Outlook

Your important Outlook emails don’t delete or misplace randomly; there are certain reasons for them to be lost. Check out the most common reasons here: 

 

  • Outlook deletes your emails and folders accidentally. 

  • Your Outlook data file is corrupted. 

  • Your Deleted Items or Trash folder is empty.

  • You deleted the file permanently using Shift + Delete.

  • Attack of virus or any malware 

 

Solution 1: Check Your Deleted Items or Trash Folder

Many times, your emails are accidentally deleted and moved to the Trash/Deleted Items folder. In that case, you must check the folders:

 

  1. In the beginning, go to the Outlook account and head to the email folder list. 

  2. Then, search for the Deleted Items folder or the Trash folder. 

  3. After that, go to your folder to check for any deleted emails. 

  4. Once you find a deleted item or folder, right-click on it, hit Move, and choose the folder to move your Deleted folder into. 

 

Solution 2: Use Your Recover Deleted Items Option to Retrieve Deleted Items

You can use the Deleted Items folder to recover an important email file. Here are the steps to do it:

 

  1. Visit your Outlook account and open the account folder list. 

  2. Then, choose the Deleted Items folder. 

  3. Now, navigate to the Folder menu and hit the Recover Deleted items option. 

  4. After that, select the files you want to recover, click on the Restore Selected Item, and hit OK. 

  5. Finally, your recovered items are transferred to your Deleted Items folder. 

 

Solution 3: Backup Your Outlook Data Regularly to Prevent Losing Emails Permanently

To avoid any mishaps with your email account, you must keep your Outlook data open and back it up regularly. Here are the steps for it:

 

  1. To begin, open your Outlook account and hit the File option. 

  2. Then, hit the Options and click on the Advanced tab. 

  3. Now, go to the Export section and hit the Export button. 

  4. After that, hit Export to a file and click on the Next button. 

  5. Moving forward, select your Outlook Data File and hit Next. 

  6. Choose the folder that you want to back up and click on Next. 

  7. In the next step, hit the Finish button to begin the backup process. 

  8. You also have the option to schedule an automatic backup by turning on the AutoArchive Settings and configuring the options. 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

If you want to recover your deleted emails in Outlook, you need to follow these steps: 


  1. First, head to the folder list and right-click on the Deleted Items folder. 

  2. Then, choose the Recover Deleted Items option. 

  3. Now, pick the emails you want to recover. 

Lastly, click on the Restore Selected Items.

Well, your email in Outlook is lost due to a random deletion by a third-party app. Also, a corrupted Outlook profile may be a big reason for that. Moreover, sometimes, the email has a setting for automatic deletion by its service provider.

To search for a lost folder in an Outlook account, use the Search feature. This feature will let you search for the missing folder. Go to your Outlook window, hit the Search option at the top bar, and type the name of the missing folder. If the folder was present, it would show up

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