Outlook.com – How to Search Deleted Mail

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How can I search within my deleted emails in outlook.com? (Or, for that matter, live.com.) Advanced search allows searches of folders but the "Deleted" folder is not an option.

I am sweeping old retailer emails but want to ensure that no account, order, or shipping emails land in the trash. Yes, I know about marking as "Important," but want to double-check the process.

Best Answer

A simple workaround would be to temporarily move all of your deleted messages to a new folder ("Zombies") and search within that. Then, when you're done with whatever you're moving about, just delete the folder, which will (once again) delete all of the messages within it.