How to Take Back an Email You Sent in AOL

Unsending messages is currently available only in the paid AOL Desktop Gold software. You cannot unsend an email from the online AOL Mail or the AOL mobile app.

Open AOL Desktop Gold on your computer. Go to the Send mail folder. Place a check in the box in front of the message you want to unsend. Click the Unsend button. Click Unsend again.

Know AOL’s Limits

You can unsend an email only if:

You sent the message to AOL recipients. You cannot retrieve an email if delivered to internet recipients, not even from the AOL recipients. You sent the message from AOL Gold Desktop, not from an email client or app.