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Hi, I recently created a new rule in my apple mail (Big Sur) to move mail from selected senders into a folder. I then click 'apply now', and all messages from those senders have been deleted and i can't find them in the trash even. they're not showing up even in the search.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Apr 11, 2021 2:44 AM

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Apr 19, 2021 6:48 AM in response to fredday09

same problem. Nothing in iCloud. What's the next step? More importantly, what's happening? Why does a bunch of email disappear? It's happened to me 3 times, always when I'm cleaning out some old email no longer needed.

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Apr 11, 2021 4:15 AM in response to fredday09

You maybe able to retrieve them at www.icloud.com and log into with Apple ID and iCloud password >> Mail Recently Deleted. It may work if the messages are Recent.

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