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How to recover a permanently deleted email.

    Limitations:
  • This will only work for emails that are removed from the "Deleted Items" folder.
  • Emails are only stored for 14 days after permanent deletion.

Windows:

  1. Open Outlook.
  2. Select the "Deleted Items" folder.
  3. Go to the "Tools >> Recover Deleted Items"
  4. Select the email(s) that you would like to recover.
  5. Click the "Recover Selected Items" button (the icon is an email message with an arrow).
  6. The email will go back to the "Deleted Items" folder it was in. (You may need to select another folder and then reselect this folder for it to appear.)

Mac:

  1. Under construction.
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