However, any messages that have gone missing are typically caused by a complication from any IMAP or POP access you’ve permitted to your Gmail account, an incoming mail filter that has concealed the message, or a possible hacking of your account that enabled someone else to delete your messages.
Then, why do emails disappear from gmail folders?
The most common reason is that users accidentally move or delete them, but forwards and filters can also cause emails to disappear. Forwards: You may be forwarding emails to another address without realizing it. Why are my emails randomly disappearing?
Another frequent question is “Why do my emails keep disappearing?”.
1 POP3 (Post-Office Protocol 3): This means that you are downloading an email to your device to use it locally and offline. 2 IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol): The common setting that syncs your email account with all of your devices.
What should I do if my emails are missing from Gmail?
If emails are missing from your account, someone may have access without your permission. We can help find your missing emails and secure your account. If you use Gmail for work, school, or an organization, contact your administrator. If you run out of storage in Gmail, you won’t be able to send or receive messages.
Why did Gmail Delete my Messages?
Fortunately, Gmail does not delete any messages from your account (other than Trash and Spam after about 30-days). If messages are missing it’s probably for one of the following reasons : 1. Settings-Filters (search term errors deleting more messages than intended).
If you deleted an email from one place, like a label or a device, it is deleted from Gmail entirely. Gmail groups all replies to an original email together in a single conversation.
This begs the inquiry “How do I delete messages from my Gmail account?”
Settings-> Accounts-> Change Account Settings-> Other Google account settings-> Connected apps & sites-> MANAGE APPS (access from a web-site, utility, etc that may be deleting messages, for example unroll. me) 5. Manually (even accidentally, or not understanding the difference between labels/folders, or deleting duplicate copies of e-mail).
Why is my Gmail inbox empty when I open it?
If you open your Gmail inbox from any other device and find that it’s empty. This often happens if you have had a Gmail for a long time since in the past POP3 was the only email protocol. You can continue with POP3, but change the settings so it doesn’t remove the emails from the server.
The symptom you describe, messages disappearing when you open a folder in your IMAP client, can be explained if the messages were deleted on the server first. As soon as the client connects, it refreshes the message list and removes the deleted messages.