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I archived an email by mistake, is there a way to retrieve it?

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  • Sure, archive is not deleted. Check "all mail" or "done"
    – Jedi
    Commented Jul 13, 2016 at 5:12
  • If you're asking about Gmail, the answers on this question should be helpful.
    – ale
    Commented Jul 13, 2016 at 13:15
  • If you're talking about 'inbox' then just find the email in 'all mail' or 'done' as suggested, but click on the tick again, will bring it back to the inbox.
    – AlasdairCM
    Commented Sep 7, 2016 at 15:08

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When you archive an email, it gets moved from your inbox to a label called "All Mail" and isn't deleted. Open the message, and choose the Move to Inbox option to unarchive it.

If someone replies to a message you've archived, the message will come back to your inbox.

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  • Actually all mail has the label "all mail"; archived items have the "inbox" label removed.
    – mhoran_psprep
    Commented Jul 13, 2016 at 10:45
  • Yes, that's why you have to choose Move to Inbox.
    – serenesat
    Commented Jul 13, 2016 at 11:20
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    Even mail that was never archived has the all mail label.
    – mhoran_psprep
    Commented Jul 13, 2016 at 11:49

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