How to restore emails deleted accidently

Closed
DottyT Posts 4 Registration date Tuesday February 3, 2015 Status Member Last seen February 6, 2015 - Feb 3, 2015 at 11:06 AM
BrianGreen Posts 1005 Registration date Saturday January 17, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen September 30, 2021 - Feb 6, 2015 at 12:26 PM
I accidently deleted recent emails from a folder (probably All Mail or Trash) when I meant to delete old emails. Help to restore please

7 responses

BrianGreen Posts 1005 Registration date Saturday January 17, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen September 30, 2021 149
Feb 3, 2015 at 02:14 PM
Try this link to a solution by mike ...

https://ccm.net/forum/affich-676377-how-to-get-trash-deleted-emails-from-gmail

Hope it works for you.
0
Thank you for answering, but where and what is my 'search box'. Cant find anything like that on my gmail page.
DottyT
0
Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,163
Feb 3, 2015 at 04:33 PM
Hello

Brian meant this:

If Gmail has not deleted the messages from the server, you can recover deleted emails after deleting them from your trash folder. You must open your gmail then click the drop down grey arrow on the left from your search box at the top of the screen. it will then ask you several question such as to: or from, subject, key words or date within. Click on the blue search button on the bottom left of the search box and all of your deleted emails will be revealed.
0
DottyT Posts 4 Registration date Tuesday February 3, 2015 Status Member Last seen February 6, 2015
Feb 6, 2015 at 03:27 AM
Thank you. But once again my elderly brain cannot cope with the problem. I followed your instructions and found all the useless unwanted emails that I had put into trash since last August but the important ones that I had placed in Categories, in 8 Personal folders are missing. The folder names still exist but 7 are empty.
Can you please help with this? Some of the messages were very important for me---i.e. in Family.
DottyT
0

Didn't find the answer you are looking for?

Ask a question
Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,163
Feb 6, 2015 at 05:46 AM
Hello

There is no magic trick, Gmail has deleted the messages from the server.
0
DottyT Posts 4 Registration date Tuesday February 3, 2015 Status Member Last seen February 6, 2015
Feb 6, 2015 at 07:27 AM
Alas. Woe is me! And to think I was under the impression that NOTHING was ever lost. Clearly I have been watching too much telly. Thank you for bothering to answer me. DottyT
0
Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,163
Feb 6, 2015 at 07:40 AM
Unfortunately, GMail makes periodic sweeps to delete old messages, I guess it is a question of space and cleanliness!
0
DottyT Posts 4 Registration date Tuesday February 3, 2015 Status Member Last seen February 6, 2015 > Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023
Feb 6, 2015 at 10:33 AM
Just one more question. How did you get that lovely SORRY picture ? Can I get it to put in my emails as I often have to apologise for late answering and now it will be for 'Sorry, have lost your last 5 emails".. (Where does your lovely name Ambucias come from? Greek???)
0
BrianGreen Posts 1005 Registration date Saturday January 17, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen September 30, 2021 149
Feb 6, 2015 at 12:26 PM
Hi both,

I'm not really conversant with this process, but I just had an odd thought (which I often do ... a sign of my age ...)

What happens if you were to do the same process again, but this time from within one of your folders? Gmail could well have permanently deleted the emails, but I wonder if the recovery process only actions from the file you are in? If this were true then it might be possible to get your mails back, but Im not too hopeful.
0