How to Recover Permanently Deleted Emails in Outlook 2018/2017/2016/2010/2007/2003
If you've permanently deleted emails in Microsoft Outlook 2016, 2013, or any other version, you can still recover them. You can start by checking the Deleted Items folder, where recoverable emails are temporarily stored. If they're no longer there, you can use an email recovery tool like Deep Data Recovery to retrieve them. This tool can help you recover deleted items from your Outlook account, giving you a second chance at accessing important emails.
Overview
To permanently delete emails in Outlook, you can use the "Shift + Delete" keys, press the "Delete" button while holding down the "Shift" key, or use the "Empty Folder" feature. Alternatively, you can also use the "Ctrl + Shift + Delete" keys or go to the "Move to" tab and select "Delete" from the options. Additionally, you can also use the "Quick Steps" feature to delete emails in bulk.
- Empty the "Deleted Items" folder for good.
- To automatically archive old emails, go to your email settings and select the option to "Clean out items folder older than xx months". This will move emails that are older than the specified time period to an archive folder, freeing up space in your inbox and keeping your mailbox organized.
- To delete selected email files, folders, or subfolders, press the "Shift" key and the "Delete" key simultaneously. This action will permanently remove the selected items from your email account.
| Workable Solutions | Step-by-step Troubleshooting |
|---|---|
| Method 1. Recover in Outlook Trash | Log in Outlook > Click "Deleted Items" > Click "Recover Deleted Items from Server"...Full steps |
| Method 2. Recover with Outlook Recovery Software | Download Outlook recover software > Choose a location to scan > Select emails to recover...Full steps |
You can recover permanently deleted emails in Outlook, yes! There are two ways to do this: you can recover deleted emails from the Deleted Items folder, or you can use Deep Data Recovery, a hard drive recovery software, to recover permanently deleted Outlook emails from the local drive.
How to Recover Deleted Emails in Outlook 2018/2016/2013
When you permanently delete items from Outlook, they're not actually lost, but rather hidden for a few weeks or even longer. This means you have the chance to recover them. To do so, follow these detailed instructions.
Step 1. Log in to your Microsoft Outlook account, go to the email folder list and click "Deleted Items".
If you can't see the Deleted Items folder, but instead see the Trash folder, then your account doesn't allow you to recover an item that's no longer in the Deleted Items folder.
Step 2. Go to the Home screen, and then click "Recover Deleted Items From Server".
If you can't find Recover Deleted Items From Server in your account, it's likely because your account doesn't support recovering items that have been deleted from the Deleted Items folder.
Step 3. Microsoft will recover permanently deleted emails from their exchange server, list them, and allow you to select which ones to restore. Once selected, click "Restore Selected Items" and then "OK" to recover them.
Step 4. When you recover deleted emails, they are moved to the Deleted Items folder, where you can then move them to the Inbox or another folder.
How to Recover Permanently Deleted Outlook Emails with Email Recovery Software
Outlook data files, specifically .pst and .ost, can be recovered using Deep Data Recovery. The software supports both PST file recovery and OST file recovery, allowing you to locate and restore deleted emails from local drives, even if the PST/OST files themselves are permanently gone.
The deep data recovery tool can also recover various types of files, including photos, videos, and audio files, as well as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PPT documents, in addition to email recovery, from accidental deletion, hard drive damage or formatting, OS crashes, or virus attacks.
Qiling Hard Drive Recovery Software
- Recover lost data, including pictures, documents, videos, and emails, from a corrupted hard drive.
- This software recovers data from RAW drives/partitions in various storage devices, including hard disk drives (HDD), USB flash drives, pen drives, and SD cards.
- Unfortunately, it's not possible to recover data from a formatted hard drive or external hard drive within a short time. Once a hard drive or external hard drive is formatted, the data is permanently erased and cannot be recovered.
Step 1. To recover lost files, launch Deep Data Recovery, where you'll see a list of supported file types. You can uncheck any unwanted file types and click "Next" to proceed.
Step 2. Choose the drive "X": where your lost email files were saved, and click "Scan".
Step 3. The software will start scanning immediately. Wait for the scanning process to finish. To quickly find email files, click "Filter" > select "Emails" > choose tree view, or directly search for a specific file extension like .pst or .ost.
Step 4. In the filtered results, choose the desired email files and click "Recover". Save the recovered files to another location.
Import PST/OST files into Outlook
To retrieve your email in Outlook, follow these steps. First, open Outlook and click on the "File" tab.
1. To import an Outlook data file, start Outlook, go to "File" > "Open & Export" > "Import/Export" > "Import from another program or file" > "Open Outlook Data File".
2. Drag and drop emails, contacts, and other folders from the .pst file into your existing Outlook folders in the navigation pane.
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