Recover Deleted Email

Lance Schrum 0 Reputation points
2025-03-19T00:16:41.1166667+00:00

I have a terminated employee that deleted their email. Most is still there but a lot is missing. Can I recover deleted messages older than a week ?

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  1. ChristyZhang-MSFT 25,776 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2025-03-19T02:14:31.84+00:00

    Hi @Lance Schrum ,

    Welcome to our forum!

    Most is still there but a lot is missing.

    Do you mean that most emails are in Deleted Items folder but a lot are no longer in your Deleted Items folder?

    If so, the next place to look is the Recoverable Items folder. As i know, If you've permanently deleted an item in Microsoft Outlook or Outlook on the web (formerly known as Outlook Web App), the item is moved to a folder (Recoverable Items > Deletions) and kept there for 14 days, by default.

    Please try the below steps:

    For Classic Outlook for Windows:

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    For Outlook.com and Outlook on the web:

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    More information: Recover and restore deleted items in Outlook

    Hope to help you!


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