Question posted by bb2009 on September 8th, 2010

Deleted Folder

Is there a certain amount of time that deleted e-mails will stay in my deleted folder before they are automatically deleted? I have been loosing deleted emails that are 1 to 5 days old

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Answer #1: Posted by talktojeo on September 29th, 2010 9:13 AM
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I think the deleted mails will stay in the folder for a longer period (pretty sure more than 5 days) however at one point the system cleans it up (may once in 6 months or something)

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