"Outlook was unable to recover some or all of the items in this folder" error when you try to recover deleted items

Last Updated: April 16, 2018

ISSUE

When you try to recover deleted items from Outlook you get the following error:

Outlook was unable to recover some or all of the items in this folder. Make sure you have the required permissions to recover items in this folder, and try again. If the problem persists, contact your administrator

STATUS: FIXED

The server side issue has been fixed. Please restart Outlook to avoid this error the next time you try to recover deleted items from Outlook.

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