

Note: If you happen to have permanently deleted your email from the Trash, or 30 days have elapsed since you deleted it then you'll have to dig a little deeper.

When you've found the email, you can send it back to your inbox or file it away in a folder by clicking on the folder icon under the search bar.If you're not sure what it was called or can't remember any other information that may appear in it (such as the recipient), you can browse through the entire folder and reorder the Gmail folder if you so wish. Search for the email you think might be gone for good.

Head to the Bin or Trash folder, which should be displayed on the left sidebar.If you do accidentally delete an email and you haven't cleared the Trash yet, do the following: Recover deleted emails from the Bin or Trash folder This should be seen as a last resort, as once the data becomes older than 25 days, it is truly lost forever. emails that have been deleted from the Trash or Bin folder - up to 25 days after the date of deletion. It's also possible for Admins to recover permanently deleted data - i.e. Those organizations using Google Vault can implement policies that allow users to recover deleted emails in Gmail that are older than 25 days, provided it meets specific retention rules. However, by default, Gmail will only hold these deleted messages for 30 days, after which time the content is lost forever. This folder, known as Trash or Bin depending on your region, allows you to review and recover deleted emails as necessary. Gmail, like many other email platforms, is designed in a way that when the delete button is used, the message is moved to another folder, rather than being removed outright. It can be fairly easy to accidentally delete an email, or delete something you later realise is important, and Google understands this. We also have a guide on how to recover deleted emails in Outlook if you are experiencing a similar situation on that service. This guide outlines how you can recover any deleted correspondence, but specifically in Gmail.
