How To: Recover Deleted Email in Outlook

Learn how to get back an email you deleted in Outlook.

These steps are for Outlook on the web (outlook.northcentral.edu) and the new Outlook for Windows, which look and work the same.

1

Check Deleted Items

Open the Deleted Items folder. To restore a message, right-click it and select Restore or move it to another folder.

2

Recover items deleted from there

Still missing? In Deleted Items, select Recover items deleted from this folder, select the messages, and choose Restore.

Act quickly

Deleted email can only be recovered for a limited time. If you can't find it, submit a request right away.

Get help

Submit a request through the Microsoft Office 365 E-mail & Calendar service.