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e-mails are deleted after 30 days. Settings say "do not delete any"

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e-mails are deleted after 30 days even though "settings" says none should be deleted without my OK. The deleted e-mails do not appear in trash.

e-mails are deleted after 30 days even though "settings" says none should be deleted without my OK. The deleted e-mails do not appear in trash.

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Is this an IMAP account? What is the retention policy of your provider?

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cherrid said

e-mails are deleted after 30 days even though "settings" says none should be deleted without my OK. The deleted e-mails do not appear in trash.
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I do not know if my account is an IMAP account. I have a dell computer with Windows 7. Up until recently I was able to keep all prior e-mails that I deleted either in "in box" or "trash".

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I do not know if my account is an IMAP account. I have a Dell computer with Windows 7 installed. Up until recently I was able to keep all prior e-mails that I deleted either in "in box" or tr

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re; I do not know if my account is an IMAP account

Tools > Account Settings > Server Settings or Menu icon > Options > Account Settings > Server Settings

Top right it will say 'Server Type'; Pop mail server or Imap mail server.

what does it say?