Outlook: Recovering Deleted Items in Outlook on the Web

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Recover deleted items in Outlook on the Web (Exchange Online)

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Summary

If you have accidentally deleted important items, such as mail, contacts, calendar items or a public folder/public folder items, then you may be able to recover them by using tools within Outlook on the Web. This article details how to recover deleted items in Microsoft Outlook on the Web.

 

How-To

Task: To recover deleted items in Microsoft Outlook on the Web

Instructions

Step 1 - Open your Deleted Items folder in the left-hand sidebar.

Step 2 - If the emails are in your Deleted Items, you can drag and drop them into your Inbox.  Or select them and hit the Restore button along the top toolbar.

Restore button marked by red box

If the items do not appear in your Deleted Items, continue reading, there is still a chance that the items are recoverable.

Step 3 - Within the Deleted Items folder click Recover items deleted from this folder.

Recover items deleted from this folder

 

Step 4 - The Recoverable Items screen will generate, within which you have the option to Recover a selected item. Select the item you want to recover and click the Restore button.

Recoverable Items

 

Outcome

You have successfully restored deleted items to your inbox or appropriate location

 

Further Readings

Outlook: Recovering Deleted Items in Outlook Desktop App

 

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Article ID: 1962
Created
Mon 8/19/19 2:41 PM
Modified
Mon 5/6/24 10:05 AM
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