| It can happen to anyone. We accidentally delete an | | | | Other Problems with Recovering Deleted Emails |
| email that we really need. And it just happened to be | | | | Not all deleted or lost emails go to "Trash" folder. If |
| important work file, attachment or picture. So now | | | | you have suffered a computer crash or hardware |
| what? How can I recover that email? Is it at all | | | | failure or your operating system is corrupted in some |
| possible? Surely, it can't be permanently deleted? | | | | way, then it is unlikely that emails you have deleted |
| Well, there is good news and bad news. | | | | can be recovered. |
| Let’s start with the good news. | | | | Also, if you haven’t opened the email at all or it |
| Restoring Deleted Emails | | | | hasn’t been deleted the usual way due to file |
| If you delete an email, it hasn't really gone anywhere. | | | | corruption, you probably will have less of a chance to |
| Even if you've emptied your recycle bin or the | | | | recover and restore the email in its entirety. |
| “Trash” folder in your Inbox – the email | | | | Nothing to Lose |
| still isn't deleted. It's just that your computer system | | | | Whether you want to retrieve deleted emails or |
| now has no way to figure out where it is. But | | | | retrieve deleted pictures recovery programs search |
| it’s there, still on your hard drive. By using special | | | | and locate the files that you have deleted. You can |
| email recovery tools you can recover deleted emails | | | | search by entering a specific keyword for example. |
| because these programs identify these | | | | Then, you can choose to preview the email to see |
| ‘missing’ files and can bring them back to | | | | it’s contents and if it’s been recovered in its |
| life. | | | | original state by the program. You can also select to |
| Now the bad news. | | | | scan for what ever email program you are using (and |
| Act Quickly and Increase Your Chances | | | | need to recover) – either web based emails such |
| The bad news is you have to act quickly. You only | | | | as Hotmail, Yahoo and Gmail or Outlook Express. |
| have a small time-frame in which to try to attempt | | | | Best bit is this. Most of these email recovery |
| to recover your lost email. Every minute that you | | | | programs are free to download. When they start |
| waste and continue to use the drive for anything | | | | scanning your hard drive looking for the deleted email |
| that isn't related to recovering your emails, you | | | | and then manage to find it and when you are |
| severely decrease your chances of successful email | | | | completely satisfied that that’s your missing |
| recovery. Why? | | | | email – then you can then proceed to purchase |
| Well, because your hard drive is constantly | | | | the software. |
| overwriting files to make space for new information | | | | In essence, you have nothing to lose (if the email is |
| you put into it. If your hard drive is full and there is | | | | not there – it’s not there) and everything to |
| not much space or memory available – it is highly | | | | gain. |
| probable that the email has already been overwritten | | | | Well, at least you can get your deleted email back. |
| and deleted – permanently. | | | | |