How do I restore an e-mail or folder that's already been deleted?
Written by yangying   
April 29, 2008 10:01

Notes:

  • To quickly retrieve a deleted item, drag the item from the Deleted Items folder to another folder.
  • If you wish to recover deleted items or folders that were permanently deleted:
    1. On the Go menu, click Folder List, and then in the Navigation Pane, click Deleted Items.
    2. On the Tools menu, click Recover Deleted Items.
    3. In the list, click the item or folder you want to retrieve, and then click the Recover Selected Items icon.
    4. The item is recovered and saved in the Deleted Items folder.
  • Users can only recover items that were deleted during the past 30 days.

Deleting a message in your Exchange account via either the Outlook client or Outlook Web Access moves a message from the folder that it's currently in to the Deleted Items folder. Messages are not permanently deleted until you Empty Deleted Items Folder

  1. On the Go menu, click Folder List, and then in the Navigation Pane, click Deleted Items.
  2. Select the items you want to retrieve.
  3. Right-click the selection, and then click Move to Folder on the shortcut menu.
  4. In the list, click the folder you want to move the items to.