Please let me know how can I recover that draft email. It is not visible in my Draft and Deleted folders.

Question

I closed drafted email from Outlook. There was no Save option appeared. It is not visible in my Draft and Deleted folders.

Answer 1

Hi Vinit_727,

Good day.

Thank you for posting to the Microsoft Community. We are glad to assist.

I understand that you accidentally closed a draft email in Outlook without saving it, and now it’s not visible in your Draft or Deleted folders. Let’s explore some options to recover it:

Check Unsaved Files:

• If you were using the Outlook desktop client, there’s a chance that the unsaved draft might be stored in temporary files. You can check the following locations:
  • C:\Users\[Your Profile]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\UnsavedFiles
  • C:\Users\[Your Profile]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\
  • C:\Users\[Your Profile]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\
  • C:\Users\[Your Profile]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook\

Recover Deleted Items:

• In Outlook, go to the Deleted Items folder.
• At the top of the message list, select “Recover deleted items from this folder”.
• If the draft is there, you can restore it.

Remember that recovering a draft email after accidental deletion can be challenging, especially if it wasn’t saved.

If you’re still having trouble, you can try contacting Get support - Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Learn the support team will have access to assist remotely and collect logs to investigate the issue from the back end.

I hope this helps let me know if this is contrary to what you need, I would still be helpful to answer more of your questions.

Best Regards,

Community Moderator

Answer 2

Hi Vinit_727,

Good day.

Thank you for posting to the Microsoft Community. We are glad to assist.

I understand that you accidentally closed a draft email in Outlook without saving it, and now it’s not visible in your Draft or Deleted folders. Let’s explore some options to recover it:

Check Unsaved Files:

• If you were using the Outlook desktop client, there’s a chance that the unsaved draft might be stored in temporary files. You can check the following locations:
  • C:\Users\[Your Profile]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\UnsavedFiles
  • C:\Users\[Your Profile]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\
  • C:\Users\[Your Profile]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\
  • C:\Users\[Your Profile]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook\

Recover Deleted Items:

• In Outlook, go to the Deleted Items folder.
• At the top of the message list, select “Recover deleted items from this folder”.
• If the draft is there, you can restore it.

Remember that recovering a draft email after accidental deletion can be challenging, especially if it wasn’t saved.

If you’re still having trouble, you can try contacting Get support - Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Learn the support team will have access to assist remotely and collect logs to investigate the issue from the back end.

I hope this helps let me know if this is contrary to what you need, I would still be helpful to answer more of your questions.

Best Regards,

Community Moderator

Hi, for me these options did not work and I was wondering if there was any other way to get my draft back. It is not in any folders of mine, and I can't find a way to recover it. I spent time writing out the email and need it so I was just looking to know if there was any way at all that I could get it back?

Answer 3

Hi Vinit_727,

Good day.

Thank you for posting to the Microsoft Community. We are glad to assist.

I understand that you accidentally closed a draft email in Outlook without saving it, and now it’s not visible in your Draft or Deleted folders. Let’s explore some options to recover it:

Check Unsaved Files:

• If you were using the Outlook desktop client, there’s a chance that the unsaved draft might be stored in temporary files. You can check the following locations:
  • C:\Users\[Your Profile]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\UnsavedFiles
  • C:\Users\[Your Profile]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\
  • C:\Users\[Your Profile]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\
  • C:\Users\[Your Profile]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook\

Recover Deleted Items:

• In Outlook, go to the Deleted Items folder.
• At the top of the message list, select “Recover deleted items from this folder”.
• If the draft is there, you can restore it.

Remember that recovering a draft email after accidental deletion can be challenging, especially if it wasn’t saved.

If you’re still having trouble, you can try contacting Get support - Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Learn the support team will have access to assist remotely and collect logs to investigate the issue from the back end.

I hope this helps let me know if this is contrary to what you need, I would still be helpful to answer more of your questions.

Best Regards,

Community Moderator

Hi, for me these options did not work and I was wondering if there was any other way to get my draft back. It is not in any folders of mine, and I can't find a way to recover it. I spent time writing out the email and need it so I was just looking to know if there was any way at all that I could get it back?

Hello-

Help Please

I deleted a saved draft.

Is it recoverable?

Thank you.

Answer 4

Hello-

Help Please

I deleted a saved draft.

Is it recoverable?

Thank you.