How to Restore Deleted Outlook Items
Microsoft Outlook is a popular email client program bundled with the Office suite of programs. A common issue that arises with users of Outlook is inadvertently deleting email from both your in-box and deleted items folder on your computer. You can restore your deleted email if your email service makes use of the Microsoft Exchange server--if you act quickly.
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Instructions
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Open Microsoft Outlook by double-clicking the Outlook icon on your computer' desktop or by selecting the "Start" menu followed by "Microsoft Outlook."
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Click the "Deleted" folder in Outlook and check the "Tools" menu to see if there is a "Recover Deleted Items" menu option. If there is not, close Outlook.
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Open your computer's registry editor by selecting the "Start" menu and typing "command" in the search text field. After the DOS prompt opens, input "regedit" followed by the "Enter" key to open the registry editor.
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Click the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" entry in the registry and then expand the registry directories by choosing "Software -> Microsoft -> Exchange -> Client -> Options." Right-click the "Options" folder, elect "New," then "DWord."
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Double-click "DWord" and enter "1" for the registry value followed by the "OK" menu button.
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Exit the registry editor by clicking the "x" in the upper right-hand corner of the program window.
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Open Outlook and click the "Deleted Items" folder. Then choose "Tools" followed by "Recover Deleted Items." The email you removed from the deleted items will be restored as long as the time to permanently delete email set by your network administrator has not been exceeded.
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