How to retrieve mail from archive in outlook
To retrieve mail from the Archive folder in Outlook, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Using the Archive folder
- Open Outlook and navigate to the folder list (usually located on the left side of the screen).
- Click on the "Archive" folder to open it.
- Select the email(s) you want to retrieve from the Archive folder.
- Right-click on the selected email(s) and choose "Move" or "Copy to Folder".
- In the "Move" or "Copy" dialog box, select the folder where you want to move the email(s) (e.g., Inbox, Sent Items, etc.).
- Click "OK" to move or copy the email(s) to the selected folder.
Method 2: Using the "Recover Deleted Items" feature
- Open Outlook and navigate to the "Deleted Items" folder.
- Click on the "Recover Deleted Items" button in the "Deleted Items" folder toolbar.
- In the "Recover Deleted Items" dialog box, select the email(s) you want to retrieve from the Archive folder.
- Click "OK" to move the email(s) back to the "Inbox" or another folder of your choice.
Method 3: Using the "Search" function
- Open Outlook and click on the "Search" button in the "Home" tab.
- In the "Search" dialog box, enter the keywords or sender's name of the email you want to retrieve from the Archive folder.
- Click "Search" to search for the email.
- In the search results, select the email you want to retrieve and click "Move" or "Copy to Folder" to move it to the desired folder.
Note: If you have enabled the "Archive" feature in Outlook, emails that are older than a certain period (e.g., 3 months) are automatically moved to the Archive folder. To retrieve these emails, you can use the methods above or adjust the "Archive" settings to move emails to a different folder.