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Deletion of messages in my Delete folder

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Why are messages in my Delete folder being deleted with me knowing?

Why are messages in my Delete folder being deleted with me knowing?

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If the 'Trash' folder is in an imap mail account, then you need to be aware that the Server maybe auto emptying the Trash. eg: gmail auto empty every 30 days, yahoo empty every 7 days, spectrum auto empty every 3 days

when your Trash synchronises with server it will only display what is on server.

https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN3518.html https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7401 https://www.spectrum.net/support/internet/how-delete-emails-bhn-twc

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If the 'Trash' folder is in an imap mail account, then you need to be aware that the Server maybe auto emptying the Trash. eg: gmail auto empty every 30 days, yahoo empty every 7 days, spectrum auto empty every 3 days

when your Trash synchronises with server it will only display what is on server.

https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN3518.html https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7401 https://www.spectrum.net/support/internet/how-delete-emails-bhn-twc

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