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Recover Apple email draft on iPad

How do I Recover a draft that I saved on an iPad in Apple Mail. It is not in any of my Draft or Trash mailboxes.

iPad, iOS 13

Posted on Apr 5, 2020 9:23 AM

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Posted on Apr 6, 2020 8:28 AM

This always happens when you have created that perfectly worded epithet - crafted to absolute perfection - that, when lost, you have absolutely no hope of ever creating again in such magnificence... 🙁

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Apr 6, 2020 8:28 AM in response to lobsterghost1

This always happens when you have created that perfectly worded epithet - crafted to absolute perfection - that, when lost, you have absolutely no hope of ever creating again in such magnificence... 🙁

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Apr 6, 2020 8:02 AM in response to lobsterghost1

Ugh! It’s my own fault I guess. I know better than to do free-flow writing in email. Usually I do it in Word then copy and paste to email. Just got carried away with the thoughts.

thank you for helping me. 😇

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Apr 5, 2020 7:47 PM in response to Mckr3441

Hello,

I am sorry, you are not going to be able to recover this message.

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Apr 5, 2020 7:56 PM in response to QuickPost

Yikes! I can’t recover it? That’s one hour of free flow writing down the drain!

I pressed cancel, then save draft. And now it’s gone? Gone where? How can this happen?

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Apr 5, 2020 8:13 PM in response to Mckr3441

It's possible you accidentally tapped Delete Draft instead of Save Draft. I've done this on occasion.

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Apr 5, 2020 8:22 PM in response to lobsterghost1

I thought that could be too. But then wouldn’t it be in my trash? Which it is not.

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Apr 5, 2020 9:18 PM in response to Mckr3441

No. And I just tested it. If you hit cancel, then delete draft, it will not go to your trash bin, because you never saved it at all.

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Apr 6, 2020 8:08 AM in response to Mckr3441

You're welcome and sorry. I know how it feels to lose something you spent much effort composing.

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Apr 7, 2020 1:17 PM in response to Mckr3441

So right!

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