I got in touch with Microsoft Support and was told if you don't log in for 270 days, your account is marked 'inactive' and your emails deleted.

There is no way to get them back.

It was not 270 days.  The very next day and still trying to get them back.

I need helpppppp!

My problem is somewhat similar in terms of needing to recover emails and contact list.  The difference is that my account (*** Email address is removed for privacy ***) was hacked on Apr 16, 2014 and fraudulent emails sent out over my name.

I attempted to recover the account via Microsoft/Outlook's automated system tool, but was advised by automated response that the it could not verify my identity so the recovery request was closed.  There must be a better method for recovery! 

 I've owned this account for many years and logged into it regularly for business purposes.  PLEASE HELP RECOVER EMAILS AND THE CONTACT LIST associated with the above email account!  I desperately need the information contained in it!!!

Gloria Harper-Simon, Esq. 

Hola, (URGENTE). Necesito recuperar un correo borrado de la papelera de mensajes borrados que fue enviado el 9/04/2014. 

I do not understand Spanish.  Please reply in English.  Thank you.

Same problem here and no answer from any support person.  I had saved things in Hotmail that are very important to me and cannot now access them.  Has anyone else been able to recover old, stored email messages?  Some of them are precious to me and I'd love to have them back.  And why was no warning sent to Hotmail users from Microsoft Support?  Would have been nice.

My Hotmail account was replaced by an outlook account but I want and need my old messages/folders in my Hotmail business and legal account.  please help me!

This too happened to me and my business , I can't get Any of my Emails that keeps my business up and running!!! Don't know what to do!!!!! OutLook is For OutLook and not the customers that has been doing just fine before they stuck their ___ _- into our lives!!!!

I created a new email account under outlook.com due to some confidential reasons. My old email account was under hotmail.com How can i retrieve all my important emails from my old email account?

My Hotmail account was replaced by an outlook account but I want and need my old messages/folders in my Hotmail business and legal account.  please help me!

This too happened to me and my business , I can't get Any of my Emails that keeps my business up and running!!! Don't know what to do!!!!! OutLook is For OutLook and not the customers that has been doing just fine before they stuck their ___ _- into our lives!!!!

you jus got bad connection

you just need better connection