I have looked at the recycle bin and it just says empty. And I'm just wondering if there is some other way to pull up deleted emails that I don't know about.
2006-08-13 03:32:57 · 8 answers · asked by tonya l 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
typically, you can't. if an email has been deleted and is not in the recycle bin anymore, it is gone. sorry.
2006-08-13 03:36:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the email client....ie, Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, etc.
In Outlook Express, for example, there is a Deleted Items folder that holds emails. You can also drill down into the file system through the C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\.... etc until you locate the Outlook Express core files.
There are also hidden files and folders that contain every email ever sent through Outlook Express, but you'll need to do a google search for that information. I don't use Outlook Express any longer because of that....
Good luck catching whomever you are trying to catch!
2006-08-13 03:38:38 · answer #2 · answered by evilposterchild 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's on your hard drive forever ! If another file happens to write over that "space " on the disk then it goes away mostly. The government and very advanced computer labs have the technology to actually read the data that was written over as well ! I know that sounds impossible, however as former employee of a data recovery lab we were able to pull erased data off the drive and even the written over data was readable by removing the drive platters and placing them on a specialized system with very sensitive read heads. If you want to actually make the data unreadable forever, format the drive, then write it full to capacity, format again, then remove, dissemble the drive and take the platters ( the silver disks inside ) and heat them till they change color (blueish) with a hot torch, ( propane etc.) or you could grind the metal platters to fine dust with a bench grinder. Even the CIA cant get that damn data back ! Extreme yes, but if you really want the data gone thats a positive way to ensure it. I know it sounds extreme but after doing data recovery for SUN Microsystems for about 10 years, I can speak first hand on this. ( keep in mind I am not promoting illegal distruction of evidence that law enforcement could be looking for ) However if you just want to hide data from a snoopy girlfriend or worse yet ( GASP ) a snoopy spouse by all means go for it.
2006-08-13 04:01:10 · answer #3 · answered by powerful one 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sometimes it stays there...click the trash in the email site not the recycle bin in your desktop
2006-08-13 03:37:13 · answer #4 · answered by wittlewabbit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but you have to know how!!! they are never deleted tell your computer writes info over them! and email is forever! someone some where saves things!!
2006-08-13 03:36:43 · answer #5 · answered by lori b 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yep takes special software and not cheap
2006-08-13 03:55:44 · answer #6 · answered by nomad_of_gor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you clear your history cyber cheater! lol!!
2006-08-13 03:37:16 · answer #7 · answered by j_armstrong21 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try in trash, if not then cannot
2006-08-16 21:01:28 · answer #8 · answered by yogesh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋