Can Permanently Deleted Email From Outlook Express Be Restored?
In general, permanently deleted emails from Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Outlook Express cannot be restored. The only exception to this rule applies to network computers linked to a Microsoft Exchange server.
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Background
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Usually when you delete an email, it doesn't remove it permanently. When an email is initially deleted in Outlook, it gets moved to the "Deleted Items" folder. The Deleted Items folder in Outlook is like the recycling bin on a Windows desktop. All you have to do to recover the deleted items sent to the Deleted Items folder is open this folder.
Distinction
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When an email is deleted in the Deleted Items folder, it is then consider "hard deleted."
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Terminology
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Permanently deleted email files are actually referred to as "hard deleted" in MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express.
Non-Restorable Emails
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Hard deleted emails in MS Outlook Express cannot be restored from a local computer. If your computer is not networked with an Exchange server, there's no chance of you restoring your hard deleted emails.
Exception
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Hard deleted emails in MS Outlook Express may be restored from a Microsoft Exchange server computer that is configured to keep deleted items.
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