Does Hotmail Permanently Delete Emails from Deleted Items Folder?

Learn how Hotmail (Outlook.com) deletes emails from the Deleted Items folder and how to recover them within 30 days.

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Hotmail, now known as Outlook.com, does indeed delete emails that have been moved to the Deleted Items folder. By default, emails in the Deleted Items folder are permanently deleted after 30 days. To recover such emails before this time, check the Deleted Items folder and move them back to the inbox.

FAQs & Answers

  1. Does Hotmail delete emails immediately after moving them to Deleted Items? No, Hotmail keeps emails in the Deleted Items folder for 30 days before permanently deleting them.
  2. Can I recover emails deleted from Hotmail's Deleted Items folder? You can recover deleted emails as long as they remain in the Deleted Items folder within the 30-day period.
  3. What happens to emails after they are permanently deleted from Hotmail? Once emails are permanently deleted after 30 days in the Deleted Items folder, they cannot be recovered through Hotmail or Outlook.com.

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