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Outlook Error: Emails Disappearing from Inbox [FIXED]
Get hold of all your Outlook emails using the solutions below
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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I’ve just opened my outlook 2010inboxand there is only messages for the last eight days or so. Would like to know where myemailshave suddenly disappeared to and how to stop them disappearing again?
Are you facing a similar situation where your emails are disappearing from Outlook? Worry not, there are ways to fix the problem and get all your mail back intact, where it should be.
Usually, when Outlook emails have disappeared, it could be an issue of configuration in your settings, account inactivity, email rules set up on Outlook, andemailsmoved to a deleted folder.
Of course, in a darker scenario, your account might have been hacked and the emails deleted, or the Conversation Threading feature is turned on.
In this case, we recommend you to check how to recover the Outlook password and take all necessary security actions.
It is important to note, however, that if you upgrade to Outlook.com, the upgrade is only on the user interface to the new interface, so your emails should still remain in your inbox.
If you want to resolve the problem of Outlook emails disappearing, try the steps below.
How can I fix Emails are Disappearing from Outlook?
1. Use specialized software to retrieve your emails
You can recover your Outlook emails by using trusted software that supports all types ofhard drivesand storage systems.
Stellar Data Recovery is an easy-to-use tool that retrieves lost email files, documents, videos, and more. You will never lose data accidentally anymore.
After a complex scan, it performs recovery from cutting-edge 4K drives formatted with FAT32, NTFS, or ExFAT file systems and provides you with a clean, intuitive view of the results.
Moreover, theSave Scan optionenables you to save the scan information and resume the recovery process later, at a convenient time.
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2. Export old mail history
3. Create a new Outlook profile
4. Import your old email
If this is successful, you will see all your Outlook emails that were missing, appear on all devices.
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This app is currently the best email client app and it is great at managing multiple accounts.
You can also create multiple archives and other lists that will help you sort your emails, plus, it has the possibility to secure your email so the emails are not disappearing anymore from Outlook.
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5. Use the recover deleted/lost emails feature
This tool can restore your lost emails, but it doesn’t have the option to select the range of dates of the emails to restore, so you’ll get as many emails as the system can restore regardless of dates.
Again, there’s no guarantee that the emails will all be recovered.
If you accidentally delete emails from Outlook, you can recover them if they’re in the Deleted Items or Junk Email folders, or even after the Deleted folder is emptied.
We suggest you try to recover your deleted Outlook emails before you give up on them, especially if there is important information.
Don’t know how to do it? Here’s acomprehensive guide about recovering deleted/archived Outlook messages.
Messages deleted from Deleted Items folder cannot be restored. Recovered items will be restored to original folders when possible, but if the original folder doesn’t exist, the recovered items are restored differently.
Messages go to inbox, Calendar items to calendar, contacts to contacts folder, and tasks to the tasks folder.
Other things to note on deleted items on Outlook:
If you want to master Outlook, we have a guide on how toavoid accidentally sending messages in Outlook, so don’t miss it.
6. Clear all filters/view
If the Outlook emails have disappeared issue persists, reset the current view, and check if all the email appears by clickingView>View Settings>Reset Current View.
7. Use Advanced Search
You can also use Advanced Search tofind emails with empty subject lines.
8. Change filtering options
9. Enable a certain Outlook option
If the data is important, you need to back it up, especially if it resides on the cloud and is not under your control.
In order to get a dedicated tool that could do this job for you, check out thislist of the best free and paid email backup software to use.
Lastly, if you ever want to knowhow to mark all emails as read in Outlook, check out our dedicated guide.
Did you get all your emails back on Outlook using any of these solutions? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
Milan Stanojevic
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
