some deleted emails not in trash or in time machine

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some deleted emails not in trash or in time machine

hi everyone,

i deleted an email yesterday by mistake that i was composing. it's not in the mail trash folder, i missed out on command z, and i went into time machine, but it's not there either. i also went into the recovery folders and nada. what i don't understand, is why it's not in the time machine backup in the drafts folder. every time you start to compose a new email, mail makes a copy in drafts, why is it not in the TM backup? any where else i should look?

iMac 27″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Feb 12, 2022 11:46 AM

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tbirdvet

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Feb 12, 2022 12:25 PM in response to wildernessbob

It would be in TM but you need to find it in the user/library/mail/V directory. You cannot find it as in the past by going into TM after opening mail. However, when you do find the folder it may take awhile to find the specific email you want (not very user friendly).

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Feb 12, 2022 4:53 PM in response to tbirdvet

wow, thanks. what a convoluted route. but at least i found it. but i could not find it once i replaced it. i tried to send it to drafts, but it wasn't there. in the end i opened it with mail from the finder and then had to copy and paste it to a new email. but it's done, many thanks.

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some deleted emails not in trash or in time machine

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