How do I restore emails from Outlook

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How do I restore emails from Outlook

Michael Pressman 5

All my emails were deleted from Outlook whilst linking Google.

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2026-02-17T22:55:22.39+00:00

How do I restore permanently deleted emails.
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2026-02-17T23:08:03.2066667+00:00

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2026-02-17T22:55:22.39+00:00

How do I restore permanently deleted emails.
Hornblower409 9,975 Reputation points

2026-02-17T23:08:03.2066667+00:00

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Answer 1

To restore deleted emails in Outlook, you can follow these steps:

Check the Deleted Items Folder: When you delete an email, it typically goes to the Deleted Items folder. Open Outlook and look for this folder. If your emails are there, you can simply drag them back to your Inbox or another folder.
Recover Deleted Items: If you have emptied the Deleted Items folder or if the emails are not there, you can use the Recover Deleted Items feature:
- In Outlook for Windows, go to the Folder tab and select Recover Deleted Items. This will show you items that can still be recovered.
- Select the emails you want to restore and click Recover Selected Items.
Outlook Web App (OWA): If you are using Outlook on the web, you can also recover deleted items by right-clicking on the Deleted Items folder and selecting Recover Deleted Items.
PowerShell Command: If you are an administrator and need to restore emails for a user, you can use the Restore-RecoverableItems command in PowerShell to restore emails from the Recoverable Items folder. You need to sign in to EXO PowerShell and run the command:
```
   Restore-RecoverableItems -Identity <UserEmailAddress>
```

Make sure to replace <UserEmailAddress> with the actual email address of the user whose emails you want to restore.

If the emails were permanently deleted and the retention period has expired, they may not be recoverable.

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Kerrigan La-Brooy 0

I am using t classic version and I'm trying to recover an email which I've deleted from my deleted folder.

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2026-02-04T15:56:37.7866667+00:00

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Anonymous

2026-02-18T02:24:52.42+00:00
Hi Michael,

If your emails disappeared after linking your Google account, there’s a good chance they’re either in a different folder, archived, or still on the server. Here’s what you can try:

Check Deleted Items/Trash – Go to the Deleted Items or Trash folder in Outlook. If the emails are there, you can restore them.

Check Archive or Other Folders – Sometimes Outlook moves emails automatically to the Archive folder when syncing with another account.

Use Recoverable Items – In Outlook for Microsoft 365 or Exchange accounts:

Go to the Deleted Items folder

Click Recover items recently removed from this folder (at the top)

Select the emails you want and restore them

Check your Google account – If you linked via IMAP, your emails might still be in Gmail. Log into Gmail via a browser and see if the emails are there. You can move or copy them back to Outlook if needed.

Backup PST files – If you have a local PST backup, you can import it:

File → Open & Export → Import/Export → Import from another program or file → Outlook Data File (.pst)

Answer 3

Hi Michael,

The fastest way to bring the messages back is to restore them on the mail server, then let Outlook resync.

Open Outlook on the web and sign in with the same account you use in the Outlook app. Go to Deleted Items. If you see the missing emails there, select them and choose Restore. If Deleted Items looks empty or the messages are not listed, click Recover items deleted from this folder at the top, select what you need, then Restore. Give Outlook on your PC a moment to sync, or close and reopen it, and the emails should reappear.

If the account you linked was Gmail, also check Gmail in a browser. Look in Trash and in All Mail, move the missing messages back to Inbox, then reopen Outlook so it syncs them back.

If nothing shows up in Deleted Items, Recover items, Trash, or All Mail, tell me whether you are using the new Outlook for Windows or classic Outlook for Windows. I will guide you through the next recovery step from your local data file.

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