Create a Test Contact and call it maybe TEST DELETION CONTACT.
If you click the button, you will see that you have access to any purged/shift-deleted items from that folder. You will now see your new group and the Recover Deleted Items icon in the Folder tab on all folders.Click OK in the Outlook Options window.Scroll down and select the Recover Deleted Items option, then click the Add > button to add this option to your newly created custom group.Make sure that the newly created group is selected. In Choose commands from, select All Commands.On the right-hand side, in the Customize the Ribbon list, select the Folder main tab.Select Customize Ribbon in the left pane of the Outlook Options window.Click the File tab on the Ribbon, then click the Options button.When you are viewing a non-mail item folder (Calendar, Contacts, etc.), the Recover Deleted Items icon is no longer available.To restore or purge items deleted from a folder that contains mail items, including the Deleted Items folder, select the folder, then choose theįolder tab on the Ribbon and click Recover Deleted Items.To resolve this please follow below steps to enable it. I know you are not finding deleted item option in outlook when you select contact folder ? No, Deleted contact items also can be recover from dumpster if its within time.