How Long Do Deleted Messages Stay?

Noah from NC writes:

How long does it take for email messages to be permanently deleted from a web based email provider such as Outlook or Yahoo?

Answer:

When you delete an e-mail there is a period of time that the e-mail will still remain accessible from the trash or deleted folder. That period varies provider to provider and client to client, so how do you know how long you have to recover a message?

The best way to find out is to refer to the e-mail provider’s website. Below is a list of links to various e-mail providers’ retention information on deleted/trash e-mails. Some providers list a specific day count, while others just advise how to un-delete messages and do not list a specific time they’ll guarantee that option is still possible.

-Tim

2 thoughts on “How Long Do Deleted Messages Stay?

  1. when I click on the file tab in outlook there is no options to click on? the only place there is an options tab is in the tools and I can’t find anything that you explained in that folder anywhere?

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