How do I recall an email in Apple Mail?
Noah Mitchell
Published Apr 06, 2026
How Can Users Recall an Email in Apple Mail
- In the very first step, users must get to the sent message by following this route: Mail -> Navigation Pane -> Sent Items.
- To proceed further with the process, users must click on the Message tab.
- Once this is done, they must select Move group, and then click on Actions, and then on Recall this Message.
Then, can you recall an email on Mac Mail?
You cannot. Once you hit the "Send" button, the email is permanently gone. There is no "Recall" process.
Secondly, how do I recall an email in Mac Mail 2018?
- Go to sent items from Mail box.
- Double click on the message which is to be recall.
- Click on messages>>Actions>>recall this message.
- Select delete copies of this message and OK.
Correspondingly, how do I recall an email in Mail?
In Mail, in the Navigation Pane, click Sent Items. Open the message that you want to recall and replace. On the Message tab, in the Actions group, click Other Actions, and then click Recall This Message. Click Delete unread copies and replace with a new message or Delete unread copies and replace with a new message.
How do I delete an email already sent?
Gmail - "Undo Send"
- Click the Google gear icon in the top right of your screen.
- Select "Settings"
- On that first/main tab, scroll down to "Undo Send" and click "Enable"
- Set your cancellation window (the VERY SHORT amount of time you have to decide if you want to unsend an email)