How to Recover Deleted Emails from Gmail, Outlook, Hotmail, and Yahoo

How to Recover Deleted Emails on Windows:

1. Open your "Junk" or "Spam" folder and find the email you're looking for.

2. Right-click on these messages and select “Move to,” sending them to your Inbox or another folder of your choice.

You can also use the resulting Restore button to have them moved back to your Inbox automatically.

The table below summarizes how to recover deleted emails from Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail. Click on the links for a full guide.

How to Recover Deleted Emails within/After 30 Days

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Have you ever accidentally deleted an important email, or emptied your entire inbox? If so, don't panic – there are ways to get those emails back. This article provides useful methods for retrieving deleted emails from Outlook, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, and more, even if they've been permanently deleted. Follow the steps below to recover your deleted emails.

How to Recover Deleted Emails Within 30 Days

Most email clients or programs have a Junk or Spam folder that acts like a recycle bin on your PC, storing emails that you've deleted or marked as unwanted. So if you accidentally delete an email in Outlook, Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo, you can usually recover it from the Junk folder by following these steps:

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1. How can I recover deleted emails from Outlook?

When you delete an email, contact, or calendar item, it's moved to the Deleted Items folder. If you don't see the email in the Deleted Items folder, check your Junk Email folder.

Recover an email that's still in the Deleted Items or Junk Email folder

Step 1: In the left pane of the Outlook.com window, click the Deleted Items folder.

Step 2: At the top of the window, click on "Restore deleted items."

< strong > Step 3 : A dialog box displaying the list of deleted items opens. Select the item or e-mail you want to recover, and then click Recover > OK.

In the Junk E-mail folder, select the messages you want to recover, and then click Not Junk.

Recover Deleted Emails from the "Deleted Items" Folder

If you can't find the item in the Deleted Items folder, you should check the Recoverable Items folder.

Step 1: In the left pane, select the Deleted Items folder.

Step 2: At the top of your mailbox, click Recover Deleted Items From This Folder.

Step 3: Select the items you want to restore, then click “Restore.” Note: You can only select all when all the information is visible; this is to prevent you from accidentally restoring something you can't see.

How can I recover deleted emails from Gmail?

Step 1: Open your Gmail account and log in > Click on “Settings” > Click on “Labels.”

Step 2: Click "Trash." This will open your Trash folder in the left pane of the Gmail window.

Step 3: You should now see all of your deleted emails in the "Trash" folder. Select or check the emails and files you want to recover, and then click on the mail icon with the "Move to" label at the top of the window to move the deleted email(s) back to your inbox.

This works the same way if you use an email client like Mailbird.

If you don't find the email in your Spam folder, it may be because you emptied your Spam folder, or deleted emails that were already in there. If this is the case, you can submit a request to the Gmail support team to recover deleted emails in your Gmail account. However, don't get your hopes up, as this usually doesn't work.

How to Recover Deleted Emails from Yahoo

Step 1: Log in to your Yahoo Mail account and open the Spam folder.

Step 2: Open the message you want to restore. Look for the message you want to restore in your message list.

Step 3: Click "Move to" in the Yahoo Mail toolbar, then select "Inbox" or another folder to restore the email.

Step 4. You can also drag an email to any folder by pressing the DO key.

If you don't know how to recover deleted Yahoo emails after 30 days, things can get difficult. Moreover, Yahoo emails that have been permanently removed from the account cannot be recovered without a backup. Therefore, it is advisable to back up your Yahoo mail so that you can retrieve lost emails when needed.

How do I recover deleted emails from Hotmail?

Step 1: Go to the Hotmail website and log in to your account.

Step 2: Click on "Deleted Items" on the left side of the Hotmail window. If you don't see it, scroll down to find it. The "Deleted Items" folder is usually at the bottom of the left pane.

Click “Recover Deleted Messages” to restore any messages you've deleted.

How to Recover Deleted Emails After 30 Days

Most email software or programs only keep deleted or temporary email files in the trash for 30 days. After 30 days, the emails are permanently removed.

1. How can I recover deleted emails in Outlook after 30 days?

However, if you have downloaded your email database (in .pst or .ost files) or save received emails on your computer's hard drive and then accidentally delete them, don't worry. You can use an email recovery tool to try to restore permanently deleted emails.

The Data Recovery Wizard tool allows you to recover deleted emails from Outlook on your local PC within the last 30 days. It can restore deleted files on Windows 10 due to accidental deletion, hard drive failure or formatting, virus attacks, system crashes, OS reinstallation/upgrade, and more, on both Windows and Mac.

Note: The Data Recovery Wizard tool only supports recovering Outlook emails on your local computer. If you're a Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo Mail user, you'll need to contact their respective support teams for assistance.

Follow the steps below to learn how to recover lost email files from your computer's hard drive:

Step 1: Select the disk partition where your lost email files were saved and then click on “Scan”.

Step 2: The software will immediately start the scanning process. Wait for it to finish. To quickly locate your email files, click on “Other” in the left panel. Then, look for PST files or Outlook files in the file type list.

Step 3. Next, select the email files you need and click "Recover." Save the files to a location other than the original one.

Aside from email recovery, this data recovery utility also supports formatted recovery, format file recovery, deleted file recovery, emptied Recycle Bin recovery, lost partition recovery, OS crash recovery, and RAW partition recovery, etc.

How to Recover Deleted Emails in Gmail After 30 Days

If you need to recover permanently deleted Gmail messages after the 30-day period, Google provides a tool called the Gmail Message Recovery Tool. This tool can help you retrieve emails lost due to server issues or other technical problems on Google's end.

Submit a manual request to recover your permanently deleted email. Follow the steps provided by Google and hope for the best.

How to Recover Deleted Emails on Your iPad or iPhone

If you're on a mobile device, data loss happens all the time, and emails are no exception. But you can easily recover deleted or missing emails on your iPhone or iPad with these methods.

1. Recover Deleted Emails on iPhone/iPad with the Undo Feature

Step 1: On your iPhone or iPad, open the Mail app, select a message, and tap the Delete button.

Step 2: As soon as you realize that you've deleted an email, quickly (but gently) shake your iPhone or iPad. This will bring up a dialog box, as shown below. Tap “Undo” to reverse the last action, which in this case was deleting the email.

Step 3: You will then see that the deleted email has returned to your inbox, but with the message "This message has no content."

Step 4. Go to your "Inbox" or "Mailbox," or close and reopen your email application to see the recovered message.

2. Recover Deleted Emails from iPhone/iPad Trash

If you realize that you have accidentally deleted an email immediately, you can recover it by following these steps.

Step 1. Open the Mail app on your iPhone or iPad.

Step 2: Tap Mail.

Step 3: Click the "Trash" icon.

Step 4: Click the "Edit" button.

Step 5. Select the email you want to recover and click on the “Move” button.

Step 6. Select the folder where you want to move the items, and check the box next to it.

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FAQ: How to Recover Deleted Emails

This section offers more email recovery help. Read on to get your messages back.

1. Can you permanently recover deleted emails?

Yes, you can attempt to recover permanently deleted emails from Gmail using the following steps: 1. **Sign in to Gmail**: Access your Gmail account at using your Google credentials. 2. **Check Trash folder**: Open the Trash folder by clicking on it in the left-hand panel. Any deleted emails will be stored here temporarily before being permanently removed after 30 days. 3. **Restore emails**: Find the email you want to recover and click on it to select it. You can also use the search bar at the top to locate a specific email. To select multiple emails, press "Ctrl" (Windows) or "Cmd" (Mac) while clicking on each email. Once you've selected all the emails you want to restore, click on "Restore" at the top of the Trash folder. If the email is not in the Trash folder: 4. **Use Gmail's "Undo Send" feature**: If you recently sent an email and want to undo it, Gmail has a brief window (usually around 5 seconds) where you can click on "Undo" at the top of the screen to recall the email. 5. **Search All Mail**: Sometimes, emails might appear in the "All Mail" folder instead of the inbox or trash. Check this folder to see if the email is there. 6. **Check Spam folder**: It's possible that the email was mistakenly marked as spam. Look in the Spam folder to see if the email is there. 7. **Contact Gmail Support**: If none of the above methods work, you can try contacting Gmail support for assistance. They may be able to help you recover the email if it hasn't been permanently removed from their servers. Remember, once an email is permanently deleted from Gmail and the Trash folder after 30 days, it's challenging to recover it. Therefore, it's always a good idea to regularly backup important emails or save them in a separate folder.

• Select the drive or partition where the lost email files were located, and click "Scan."
• Next, look for PST files or Outlook files in the list of file types.
• Then, choose the desired email file and click "Restore."

**2. How can I find a deleted email?**

The easiest way to do this is by using your email account's "Trash" or "Deleted Items" folder. 1. Log into your email account or open your email program. 2. Access the "Trash" or "Deleted Items" folder. 3. Select the email(s) you wish to recover. 4. Click the "Move" button to move these emails back to your inbox or another folder.

**3. Can you recover permanently deleted emails in Outlook?**

The answer to this question depends on the email service you're using. If you use a web-based email service like Gmail, there is a possibility to recover permanently deleted emails. In Gmail, when you accidentally delete an email, it's moved to the "Trash" or "Spam" folder. For a period of time, you can recover it from these folders. Gmail also usually provides a "Bin" feature where you can retrieve recently deleted emails. If the email has been removed from the Bin, the chances of recovery are slimmer, unless you have a backup or archive of the email before deletion. For other email services like Outlook or Yahoo, they have similar recovery mechanisms, but the exact steps might differ. Generally, it's best to attempt recovery as soon as you realize the email was deleted, since most services only retain deleted emails for a limited time before they become irrecoverable. If you're unable to recover the email yourself, you may need to contact the email service's customer support for further assistance.

However, if you use a desktop email client like Microsoft Outlook, you can't recover emails that you've permanently deleted. This is because when you delete a message in Outlook, it's removed from your computer's hard drive and can't be retrieved. While this might be frustrating, it's important to remember that you can always contact the sender and ask them to forward the email to you again.