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I can't find my emails! From March 22 and all of 2021 are gone. Before I turned off my Mac, I did see that over 2000 emails were being moved but can't find them. HELP!

How do I find my MOVED emails on my Mac? I did not move them but missing all of 2021 emails and saw that they were being moved somewhere?!!

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Apr 6, 2022 6:07 AM

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595_Phyl wrote:

How do I find my MOVED emails on my Mac? I did not move them but missing all of 2021 emails and saw that they were being moved somewhere?!!


Somewhere, not much to go on here ...(?)


• IMAP accounts stay on the server, so no local loss, when you re-sync

• POP accounts download and remove from the server—therefor save your inbox/sent box if you want them

• "On My Mac" is just that, local folders you created and moved mail into. So no loss



Mail User Guide for Mac - Apple Support


If iCloud Mail isn't working - Apple Support



Search with Spotlight on Mac - Apple Support



Posted on Apr 6, 2022 7:47 AM

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Apr 6, 2022 7:47 AM in response to 595_Phyl

595_Phyl wrote:

How do I find my MOVED emails on my Mac? I did not move them but missing all of 2021 emails and saw that they were being moved somewhere?!!


Somewhere, not much to go on here ...(?)


• IMAP accounts stay on the server, so no local loss, when you re-sync

• POP accounts download and remove from the server—therefor save your inbox/sent box if you want them

• "On My Mac" is just that, local folders you created and moved mail into. So no loss



Mail User Guide for Mac - Apple Support


If iCloud Mail isn't working - Apple Support



Search with Spotlight on Mac - Apple Support



I can't find my emails! From March 22 and all of 2021 are gone. Before I turned off my Mac, I did see that over 2000 emails were being moved but can't find them. HELP!

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