Applies To
Outlook for Microsoft 365 Outlook for Microsoft 365 for Mac Outlook Web App for Office 365

When you compose or reply to a message, Outlook automatically saves your draft every three minutes in the Drafts folder:

  1. In the left pane, select the Drafts folder.

  2. If you don't see the left pane, select > in the upper-left corner of the page to expand the pane:

    Outlook expand folder list button

  3. Select the Drafts folder, then double-click the item you want to edit.

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