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Q: how to stop email from being deleted from server with imap email on iphone 6

I got an iphone 6 and noticed that my email is being deleted from the server when I delete from the phone.    I don't see a setting to stop this.   My email server is our local phone carrier and was always a pop email but I see in the setting Apple has it as an imap.   Does that make a difference and how do I stop the emails from being deleted on the server?

 

What a pain.

Posted on Apr 25, 2015 1:22 AM

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Q: how to stop email from being deleted from server with imap email on iphone 6

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  • by modular747,

    modular747 modular747 Apr 25, 2015 1:32 AM in response to chapmanoil
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    iPad
    Apr 25, 2015 1:32 AM in response to chapmanoil

    You can't do this with IMAP.  What you see on your device (computer also) is a mirror of what's on the server.  When  you delete on your phone, you're moving the email to the trash/delete folder on the server.  For email you want to save, use an archive folder.

  • by Doctor9fan,

    Doctor9fan Doctor9fan Apr 25, 2015 9:00 AM in response to chapmanoil
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    iPhone
    Apr 25, 2015 9:00 AM in response to chapmanoil

    You can set up the email account to use pop on the device, when creating the account manually (choose other) make a mistake in the username or password & it'll then give you the option to choose pop or imap, choose pop then set up the account using the correct details.

  • by modular747,

    modular747 modular747 Apr 25, 2015 9:33 AM in response to Doctor9fan
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    Apr 25, 2015 9:33 AM in response to Doctor9fan

    No, you can do that only if the email provider offers both POP and IMAP servers, and very, very few do.