
don’t panic! However it is important you act quickly. So recall an email in Outlook did not work This means you’ll need to have faith in the recipient to not do anything untoward with what they’ve been sent, or you’ll need to contact them and explain the situation. The recipient will be notified that you wish to recall the message, but it won’t automatically delete it for them. Unfortunately, if someone opens your email before you recall it, the steps above won’t work.

Ultimately, your best way to prevent email mishaps is to pause before pressing send, and setup delayed send in Outlook, to make message recall less necessary! This will only work if all recipients are using Microsoft Exchange and the recall ability is supported by your organisation. Additionally, if your recipients are using a different email service such as Gmail or otherwise, this technique will not work. This guide only works if you are using the Desktop version of Outlook (not Outlook for Web, or the mobile app). Problems trying to recall an email in Outlook? Depending on the version of Outlook you are using, these steps may differ ever so slightly. Simply follow the steps above to recall a message. Recalling an email in older versions of Outlook is very similar. Recalling an email in older Outlook versions (Outlook 2010 & Outlook 2013)
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Worst case? If it contains personal data you have to call that persons firm, and make sure they delete all copies of the message. Best case scenario? They think it’s junk and delete it. You send that email only to realise it’s gone to the wrong person. Sign up for a free trial of safedrop today, so you don’t have to worry about having to recall an Outlook email ever again! It’s easy to send secure emails with safedrop.
