How to recover deleted emails from Gmail

We can easily recover deleted emails from our Gmail account from the trash folder. The deleted emails can be recovered from both the computer and mobile device.

Whenever we delete an email, it remains for 30 days in the Trash folder. After 30 days, email gets automatically deleted. The deleted emails are permanently removed after 30 days and cannot be recovered.

It means that we have only 30 days to decide to recover our deleted email.

Let's discuss the steps.

Recovering deleted email from Gmail on the computer

The steps to recover deleted emails from Gmail on the computer are listed below:

1. Open the Gmail account and login using the Gmail ID and password.
   We can directly use the URL: https://mail.google.com/.
2. Click on the Main menu icon (with three horizontal lines) present on the top-left corner of the home page, as shown below:
   
3. Scroll down and click on the More ->Trash option, as shown below:
   
4. All the emails deleted within the last 30 days will appear. Go to the email that we want to recover.
5. Click on the small square box on that email, as shown below:
   
   To recover multiple emails, we need to select various emails by clicking on their small square box, as shown above.
6. Click on the Move to icon present on the top, as shown below:
   
7. A drop-down list will appear, as shown below:
   
8. Select the appropriate folder. The email will go back to the selected folder.
9. Action is now completed. The selected emails are recovered and safe in your specified folder.

Recovering deleted email through Gmail app

The steps to recover deleted emails through Gmail app are listed below:

1. Open the Gmail app.
2. Click on the menu icon (with three horizontal lines) present on the top-left corner of the screen, as shown below:
   
3. Scroll down and click on the Trash option, as shown below:
   
4. All the emails deleted within the last 30 days will appear. Go to the email that we want to recover.
5. Click on the icon beside the email to select that email, as shown below:
   
   To recover multiple emails, we need to select various emails by clicking on their respective icons, as shown above.
6. Click on the three dots, which are present on the top-right corner, as shown below:
   
7. A drop-box will appear. Click on the Move to option, as shown below:
   
8. A dialog box will appear, as shown below:
   
9. Select the appropriate folder. The selected email will be moved to the specified folder.
10. The task to recover the deleted email is now complete. The selected emails are recovered and safe in our specified folder.

FAQ's

Is there any alternative so that we can recover an email after 30 days also?

Yes.

We can archive an email instead to delete it.

If we want to remove any email from our Inbox, we can archive that message. There is no limit to recover the archive email. We can recover any archived email anytime.

Can Google help us to recover a deleted email after 30 days?

Yes.

Google recommends users to check some folders on your computer, which are listed below:

• Check if the email may be marked as spam, archive, or filtered.
• Check if the email may be sent to someone.

These steps might help recover an email.

Still, if not found, go to Google support.

Google Support can help us to recover the deleted email after 30 days. We need to submit a request (Gmail messages are missing) on Google Support. The Google team will contact us.

It is helpful when someone has accessed our account and deleted the emails without our permission.