my focused inbox is deleted and I cant recall all of the email into my inbox

Sumara Khan 20 Reputation points
2025-08-10T10:05:57.93+00:00

Hi

I accidently deleted all my focused emails and I am trying to recover them but cant do bulk recovery

Could you recover all from deleted into my inbox and I can deselect what I dont need

PII removed@hotmail.co.uk

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  1. Winnie-B 510 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2025-08-13T07:12:23.08+00:00

    Good day! I hope you're doing well!  

    It has been a while and I’m writing to see how things are going with this issue. Have you had a chance to check the reply provided? Are you encountering any difficulties? Please feel free to let me know if there’s anything I can assist you with. 

    Warm regards, 

    Winnie

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  1. Time Lady 37,140 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-08-10T11:11:23.89+00:00

    Hello, I’m Virginia a fellow Windows user. I’m sorry to hear that you’re experiencing problems.

    Did you delete the emails or the folder? Are those email showing under deleted/trash folder or the All mail folder? If yes then just select all & move them back to the Inbox.

    If not then check via Outlook.com to see if the emails are still there, if not then they’re gone for good.

    As we’re not Microsoft we have no access to accounts so cannot recover those emails if permanently deleted.

    You can contact support here:

    https://support.microsoft.com//help/4051701/

    https://support.microsoft.com/contactUs

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  2. Winnie-B 510 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2025-08-10T14:43:23.7966667+00:00

    Hi Sumara,

    Thanks for reaching out and welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

    I understand you accidentally deleted your emails from your Focused Inbox and now want to bulk‑restore them to Inbox. The Focused/Other view doesn’t store messages in a separate folder, if you deleted them, they should be in Deleted Items unless they’ve been permanently removed. 

    Please try the steps below: 

    1. Sign in to your mail account 

    2. Go to your Deleted Items folder. On the left side of the Outlook page, click on the Deleted Items folder. This is where your deleted emails are moved. 

    3. Do a bulk recovery. To select multiple emails at once, you have a few options: 

    • To select all: Click the checkbox at the very top of the message list, just above the first email. This will select all emails on the current page. 
    • To select a range: Click the checkbox for the first email you want, then hold the Shift key on your keyboard and click the last email. 
    • To select specific emails: Click the checkbox for each email you want to recover. 

    4. Restore the selected emails. Once you have selected all the emails you want, click the Restore button at the top of the page or right-click the selection to Restore. This will move them back into your Inbox. 

    5. If they're not in Deleted Items: If you have already emptied your Deleted Items folder, don't worry. You might still be able to recover them for a limited time. While in the Deleted Items folder, click "Recover items recently removed from this folder” at the top. Click that link to see if your emails are there. 

    Once the emails are back in your Inbox, you can easily deselect or delete the ones you don't need. 

    For further details, you can also refer to this Microsoft official guide: Recover and restore deleted items in Outlook - Microsoft Support  

    I hope this helps you get your emails back! Please feel free to let me know if you need further assistance.

    Best regards,


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  3. Sumara Khan 20 Reputation points
    2025-08-10T15:38:58.1233333+00:00

    They are in my deleted folder but I cant seem to bring them all back into inbox


  4. Sin-D 1,445 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2025-08-10T23:31:55.6333333+00:00

    Hi Sumara,
    I’d like to add to the previous suggestions from other IAs and Winnie. To help you simplify the process:

    Go to Deleted Items, press Ctrl + A or use Shift or Ctrl to select multiple emails. Then right-click and choose Restore. This will help you recover many emails at once, and you can choose exactly which ones you need.

    If you see the option “Recover items deleted from this folder” and there are emails in it, you can click to check if any were mistakenly deleted from Deleted Items. Go in there and do the same steps as in Deleted Items if you want to recover any of those emails.

    Best regards,
    Sin Dau

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