How to recover accidentally deleted emails in Gmail from PC or smartphone
If we accidentally deleted an email or so far we have always deleted all messages instead of archiving them there is still a good chance of recovering themespecially if we take action immediately after realizing the error.
Timing is everything here: The sooner we act, the better chance we have of recovering deleted messages before they are gone forever.
In this guide we see how to recover deleted emails in gmailso as to be able to act on any device used daily to read e-mail.
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1) Retrieve emails from PC browser
Gmail is an online service that has the feature Basketso you can quickly recover deleted messages within 30 days (after this period, the Gmail trash will be automatically deleted).
To recover deleted emails in Gmail, open any Web browser (Chrome is fine but also Safari, Edge, Firefox etc.), go to the page in Gmaillog in with our Google credentials and, once on the service page, click on the menu Other sideways to the left, so you can show the entry Basket.
Now let’s right-click on the email to manage and use one of the items in the context menu and press on Move to Inbox; to move it to another section of Gmail, press on Move to and choose the category or section in which to keep it.
2) Retrieve emails from smartphone or tablet
The recovery of deleted emails in the Gmail account can also be done from the dedicated mobile app, so you can proceed without having to turn on your PC for the purpose.
From mobile, all we have to do is open the Gmail app (available for Android and for iPhone/iPad), log in (if necessary), press on the three lines above and, from the sidebar, press on the item Basket.
To restore a message, long tap on it, then press on the three dots at the top right and press on the item Move to Inbox; alternatively we can move the message where we like, choosing the voice Move to in the same menu shown above.
3) Retrieve old emails from email clients
Anyone who uses an email client to read emails (such as Outlook o Thunderbird) can recover deleted emails even after thirty daysbut we will have to take care that you are already logged into Gmail on an email client.
After configured Gmail in a client open the client used and go to the dedicated trash folder or folder Deleted mail (avoid opening the Gmail Trash folder, since it will be empty).
The client’s recycle bin will store deleted messages from any account, so you can read them again later. If we fear that the message will also be deleted on the client as soon as it is connected to the network, we can also use a simple trick: turn off the modem to which the PC can connect, access the PC and let’s check the mail client offlineso you can recover any messages that were deleted in the past but not yet synced.
4) Email recovery programs
If the methods seen so far have not worked, we can try to recover the emails deleted by mistake (after 30 days) by launching a recovery program like recuperateavailable free for Windows.
To recover Gmail messages, start the program and, once you have chosen the type of file, select the item Emailthen press up Avanti we choose the hard disk where to search and finally we start the recovery of the messages.
Alternatively we can use the free data recovery program EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free. Also this program, on first launch, allows you to choose the type of files to be recovered: in the selection screen, make sure to select the item Emailthen click on Next o Avantiwe indicate on which disk to search and finally we start the recovery.
I programs to recover files on hard disk they are excellent for recovering emails deleted by mistake from the PC client and can really represent a last resort for the recovery of an important deleted message.
5) Prevent the loss of important emails
When we use Gmail we can also avoid deleting an email message, since we can use the key instead Archive.
This key makes the mail message disappear from the section reserved for incoming mail (effectively deleting it from this section), but does not perform any deletion, since the message will simply be moved to the section All messages.
Instead of deleting messages in Gmail, it’s always better to archive themso that you have the ability to recover them at any time without having to use strange recovery systems or having to use recovery apps designed for other file types.
Conclusions
Now deleting emails is no longer necessary, given that on Gmail for example we only have to archive them so as to keep them forever and be able to read them again in case of need or in case of an error. Spam messages or presumed spam let’s set them as spam messages, so that the Gmail filter can delete them at regular intervals.
If we have deleted an email, we can still quickly recover it from the Gmail trash, which will keep the deleted messages for 30 days: the sooner we act with the recovery, the better! If 30 days have passed and we use an email client on our computer, we still have a decent chance of recovering the emails, relying on recovery programs like Recuva and the like, which will try to recover the previous databases where the email was present not yet cancelled.
If we have difficulty accessing our mail account we can always proceed to email account recovery. If the login problem particularly concerns Gmail, we can also read the specific guide for recover access to Google and Gmail account.
Do we need to recover all the passwords saved on our computer? For this type of recovery we can use gods password recovery programsvery effective for recovering the credentials kept on the PC.