How to Recover Deleted Items Outlook for Mac [4 Tested Solutions]

This post introduces effective methods to recover deleted items in Outlook for Mac, including using Mac data recovery software, moving the deleted items to a chosen folder, restoring the deleted items from backups, and contacting data recovery services for help.

Microsoft Outlook is one of the most used email tools among businessmen. Did your Outlook emails get deleted, suddenly missing without reason, or stuck verifying for Microsoft Outlook on your Mac? Don't panic, as you still have opportunities to recover deleted items in Outlook for Mac.

No matter what situations you deleted your Outlook emails, including clicking the "Clean out items folder older than xx months" setting or permanently deleting an email in your Outlook inbox, you can refer to the four effective methods in this post to recover deleted items in Outlook for Mac.

Recover Deleted Items Outlook for Mac Using Data Recovery Software

When considering recovering deleted or lost data, data recovery software can be a professional and trusted choice. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac has almost 20 years of experience in data recovery and helps people worldwide find their lost data.

The EaseUS data recovery tool helps users recover deleted emails on a Mac without any recovery experience requirement. Check out the following methods to recover deleted items in Outlook for Mac:

Step 1. Select the drive to be scanned

In the main EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard window, there will be a list of the drives connected to your Mac. Select the drive you need to recover lost/deleted files from, and click the "Search for lost files" button.

Step 2. Select your lost data/files

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac will immediately scan your selected disk volume and display the scanning results on the left pane. You can sort the results to find the wanted files if you are looking for certain files.

Step 3. Recover lost/deleted data

Once you have found the desired files, preview the files and then click "Recover" to begin the recovery of your deleted/lost Mac files.

The EaseUS data recovery tool can recover permanently deleted files on Mac, regardless of file type. If this post is informative, share it on social media to help others learn how to perform an Outlook data recovery on a Mac.

Move Deleted Items in Outlook for Mac to a Folder

Similar to the Mac Trash Bin folder, deleted items in Outlook are also moved to a folder and stay there for 30 days before being permanently deleted. So you can move the deleted items out of the Outlook trash folder just like you undo the deletion in the Mac Trash Bin folder. Check out the following steps:

Step 1. Launch Outlook on your Mac, and go to the "Deleted Items" folder in the sidebar.

Step 2. Choose the deleted emails you want to recover, and click the "More" option.

Step 3. Select the "Choose Folder" to choose where you want the deleted emails to move to.

Restore Outlook Deleted Items from Time Machine Backups

Time Machine is a handy backup tool on macOS. Time Machine backups may help you restore the deleted items in Outlook. Here are steps to access Time Machine backups on a Mac:

Step 1. Navigate to the "Apple menu > System Settings > General > Time Machine" and launch "Time Machine".

Step 2. Choose the Time Machine icon in the menu bar and select "Browse Time Machine Backups" from the drop-down option.

Step 3. Navigate through your Time Machine backups using the arrows and timeline, then pick whatever things you wish to restore.

Apart from the Time Machine program, you can restore your deleted items from iCloud Drive version history if you have turned on the sync option to your iCloud Drive.

Recover Deleted Items Outlook for Mac with Data Recovery Services

When you face a complex data loss scenario and can't recover your deleted data by yourself, consider asking professional data recovery specialists for help. EaseUS Data Recovery Services provides you with a free one-on-one consultation, customizes the most suitable data recovery plan for your data loss situation, recovering your lost or deleted data as much as possible.

Summary

If you mistakenly deleted your Outlook emails, you can recover the deleted items in Outlook for Mac by using EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac, moving them out of the "Deleted Items" folder, restoring the deleted data from Time Machine backups, or contacting EaseUS data recovery services for help.

Recover Deleted Items Outlook for Mac FAQs

Here are questions people also ask when they find ways to recover deleted items in Outlook for Mac; take a look.

1. How to restore deleted emails in Outlook on Mac?

You can restore deleted emails in Outlook on a Mac by following the steps below:

Step 1. Install and launch EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac, choose a disk that stores the deleted emails before, and click the "Search for lost data" button.

Step 2. Wait for the EaseUS software to scan all the recoverable data on the selected disk. Use the "Type" and "Path" feature to locate the deleted Outlook emails on your Mac.

Step 3. Choose the emails you want, click the preview icon to see their content, and click the "Recover" button to get them back. Save the recovered emails in a safe storage location.

2. How do I recover permanently deleted files in Outlook on a Windows PC?

You can recover permanently deleted emails in Outlook by using professional data recovery tools, such as EaseUS email recovery software. Or you need to contact the recipient of the email (or the person who sent you the email) and ask them to forward the deleted email to you.