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Yesterday, I mistakenly deleted Microsoft Outlook from my computer. I cannot send or receive emails. I lost my contacts list as well. Can this program be restored? I tried to restore to an earlier date without success. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks
NK

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Outlook is a cloud based program

The Microsoft Outlook "program" is basically an app. You can download it from the Microsoft website. After it installs, you can open it and log in again.

OP, the advice you are getting may or my not apply to your computer. What version of Windows do you have? If you have Windows 7 or earlier, MS Outlook will not be an app, it will be a software program that you may have purchased. If so, you may need to use the original installation disc to reinstall it, or buy another copy of the program. Also, your emails and contacts may not be stored on the cloud, but on your hard drive. And, you may not be using the cloud based Outlook program. There are a lot of variables, so you may need to consult a computer expert. Another option is to switch to a different email service, like Gmail, which is free.

IF (big IF here) you are using a version of Outlook PRIOR to the cloud based version there will be a .PST file on your computer. You will need to reinstall the program from your original CD, and then open the .PST file, with any luck this will restore all of your info. Now what it may not restore is your connection to your ISP, this I cannot help with. As noted above if you are using the cloud based version your date should be there.
Hope this helps.

His email client isn't the issue, it's how he retrieves his email. If he had gmail he would still retrieve it through Outlook. Many of us use Microsoft Office for our productivity tools. My calendar, contacts and email are backed up by my email provider so when I get new computers or restore an old one, reloading data files is easy.

I agree. But, he should be able to go online to retrieve his emails, or use any email app to view and retrieve his emails, unless they were all transferred and stored on the hard drive using MS Outlook and not on a cloud server.

You are a smart cookie. Thank you.

It depends on what windows your using. What windows is it? If it’s 10 it should be an easy fix

It's a little bit difficult to say exactly how to restore Outlook without knowing which version of Windows and/or MS Office you are using. Also, did you actually uninstall Outlook or just delete an icon or live tile?

Take it to Best Buy. Make an appointment. They can usually fix it.

If you have an earlier version of windows, you will need the CD that came with the program and reload it. Later versions, you can download the app. You usually cant restore an app or program thats been deleted. Your choices are to try one of the above or sign up for a different email. Dont waste money going to a computer store. Or, its amazing what the younger generation knows now. Call the local school and see if one of the students will help and give them a few dollars. They would appreciate it. This isnt a major issue. Definitely dont take it to a repair shop. Its not broken

The OP didn’t say who they were using as an e-mail provider or whether they were using the POP or IMAP protocol. If they were using IMAP, then their e-mail is only stored on the e-mail server. If they were using POP then the e-mail may have been removed from the server and stored on their computer.

Check your recycle bin.

Lots of great advice. Three years ago, the IT socialist at the university where I taught came to my office because some update IT had done in their office broke the link to my email. He ended up erasing twenty years of emails and ALL the files on my hard drive, including several lengthy scholarly articles I’d been working on all school year. He was not able to retrieve anything useful. Nothing from the previous year. All my hard work down the drain, even my current syllabi, which I had to retype from a hard copy. I had a complete backup of the files on an external drive (the emails were gone forever), but I hadn’t done that backup since before I began writing these articles.