How can I prevent all of my old deleted emails and read emails transferred to my new phone?

Trying avoid having all my emails deleted and otherwise dump into my new phone


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Posted on Aug 28, 2023 11:44 AM

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Posted on Aug 29, 2023 6:07 PM

When you transfer data to a new phone NO emails are transferred, because emails sync to a mail server, not from device to device. So if you log into the same email account on the new phone that you had on the old phone then you will get exactly the same emails in the same folders that you had on the old phone. You can edit the folders on either the old or new phone and delete emails you don’t want to keep, and you changes will be reflected on both devices, as well as on the mail server and the mail provider’s webmail page.

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Aug 29, 2023 6:07 PM in response to SuperStew

When you transfer data to a new phone NO emails are transferred, because emails sync to a mail server, not from device to device. So if you log into the same email account on the new phone that you had on the old phone then you will get exactly the same emails in the same folders that you had on the old phone. You can edit the folders on either the old or new phone and delete emails you don’t want to keep, and you changes will be reflected on both devices, as well as on the mail server and the mail provider’s webmail page.

Aug 28, 2023 2:01 PM in response to SuperStew

Well, the general instructions are in this support document→Transfer data from your previous iOS or iPadOS device to your new iPhone or iPad - Apple Support.


However, that will not transfer email content, contacts, calendars, reminders or notes, because these items sync to your email provider's server or servers if you have more than one email account. You get them back by logging in to the same email accounts.

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