How to unarchive outlook emails

Unarchiving emails in Outlook can be a bit tricky, but I'm here to help you with that. Here are the steps to unarchive emails in Outlook:

Method 1: Using the "Move to Folder" option

  1. Open Outlook and navigate to the "Archived" folder (usually located under "On-Premises Archives" or "Cloud-Based Archives" depending on your Outlook version and setup).
  2. Select the email(s) you want to unarchive by checking the box next to each email.
  3. Right-click on the selected email(s) and choose "Move to Folder" from the context menu.
  4. In the "Move Items" dialog box, select the folder where you want to move the email(s) (e.g., "Inbox", "Sent Items", etc.).
  5. Click "OK" to move the email(s) to the selected folder.

Method 2: Using the "Restore" option (Outlook 2013 and later)

  1. Open Outlook and navigate to the "Archived" folder.
  2. Select the email(s) you want to unarchive by checking the box next to each email.
  3. Right-click on the selected email(s) and choose "Restore" from the context menu.
  4. In the "Restore Items" dialog box, select the folder where you want to restore the email(s) (e.g., "Inbox", "Sent Items", etc.).
  5. Click "OK" to restore the email(s) to the selected folder.

Method 3: Using the "Search" function

  1. Open Outlook and click on the "Search" button in the top-right corner of the window.
  2. In the "Search" dialog box, type "is:archived" in the search box to find all archived emails.
  3. Select the email(s) you want to unarchive by checking the box next to each email.
  4. Right-click on the selected email(s) and choose "Move to Folder" or "Restore" (depending on your Outlook version) to move or restore the email(s) to the desired folder.

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