Gmail Recover Deleted Emails: How to Fix It
You deleted an email by accident and want it back.
What exactly is happening?
Try these in order
- Check Trash first. On a computer, open Gmail → More → Trash (Gmail Help).
- Move it back. Tick the emails you want, click Move to at the top, and choose where to put them (Gmail Help).
- Act within 30 days. Deleted emails stay in Trash for 30 days, then they're gone for good (Gmail Help).
- Search All Mail too. If you archived rather than deleted, the email is in All Mail — search for it including Spam and Trash (Gmail Help).
- Work or school account? Ask your admin. Google Workspace admins can sometimes restore emails deleted from Trash within a short window.
Still stuck? Emails permanently deleted, or in Trash for more than 30 days, can't be recovered by you or Google support (Gmail Help).
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