Applies To
Outlook for Microsoft 365 Outlook on the web New Outlook for Windows
  1. In classic Outlook, in the left folder pane, select Deleted Items.

    Select the (>) icon if you don't see the left pane.

    Outlook expand folder list button  

  2. Select the deleted message to recover and, on the Home tab, select  Move icon  Move.

  3. Choose a location from the list. Or, select  Outlook Other Folder icon  Other Folder, then select the folder where the message should be moved to.

If you can't find a deleted message, see Recover deleted items from the server.

Tip: You can also drag messages to other folders. 

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