{"id":265,"date":"2017-06-10T05:42:07","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T05:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.filerepairtools.com\/tips\/?p=265"},"modified":"2026-03-13T01:34:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T01:34:05","slug":"recall-sent-mail-outlook-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/recall-sent-mail-outlook-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Recall Sent Mail in Outlook 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Accidentally sent a message to wrong person, Well don\u2019t get panic you can easily recall mail in Outlook 2016 and other versions including <strong>2013, 2010, 2007<\/strong>. While working on Outlook often it happens we sent message to other person to whom it was not meant for. The message could have important project files, attachments, reports which should be kept confidential with-in your team. To retrieve back these messages you can use <strong>Recall this Message<\/strong> feature in Outlook.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/recall-sent-mail-outlook-2016\/#How_to_Recall_An_Email_in_Outlook\" >How to Recall An Email in Outlook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/recall-sent-mail-outlook-2016\/#How_to_Know_if_the_message_recall_was_successful_or_not\" >How to Know if the message recall was successful or not<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>It really feels embarrassing when we sent a personal mail to someone else. Some user\u2019s are not much aware of recall feature and here we will learn process to delete a sent mail in Outlook from server.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Recall_An_Email_in_Outlook\"><\/span>How to Recall An Email in Outlook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Open <strong>Outlook<\/strong> in your system<\/li>\n<li>In the Mail box click on <strong>Sent Items<\/strong> option<\/li>\n<li>Now look for the message you want to recall and double click on it to open. Single click opens message only in reading pane with less options.<\/li>\n<li>When you have opened the sent mail, click on <strong>Message tab<\/strong> at the top<\/li>\n<li>In the upper ribbon go to <strong>Actions<\/strong> and then select <strong>Recall this Message<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-266 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filerepairtools.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Actions-in-Outlook.png\" alt=\"actions in outlook\" width=\"330\" height=\"236\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recall this Message dialog box will open, Select <strong>Delete unread copies of this message<\/strong> and then OK.<\/li>\n<li>If you want to append the message, click on <strong>Delete unread copies and replace with a new message<\/strong> and compose the message as usual and click send.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-267 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filerepairtools.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Recall-Message-in-Outlook.png\" alt=\"recall message in outlook\" width=\"398\" height=\"253\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Know_if_the_message_recall_was_successful_or_not\"><\/span>How to Know if the message recall was successful or not<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You can check Mark <strong>Tell me if Recall success or fails<\/strong> option to know the status in dialog box<\/li>\n<li>You can also check status of message by using actions in Outlook. It depends upon the recipients settings set under <strong>Tracking<\/strong>, the\u00a0automatically process requests and responses to meeting requests and polls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So by Recall this Message feature you can retrieve mails which has not been read by recipient and can even replace the message with a new one if you forgot to mention about an important file or attachment. In most of the case you can delete the sent mail from recipient\u2019s server. So this is all about Recalling Message in Outlook. Hope you find this article useful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accidentally sent a message to wrong person, Well don\u2019t get panic you can easily recall mail in Outlook 2016 and other versions including 2013, 2010, 2007. While working on Outlook often it happens we sent message to other person to whom it was not meant for. 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