lost emails where have they gone

whitty999

can anyone help my emails have gone from my inbox that i needed for future reference & that i kept in my inbox but they have gone how can i get them back some are important,if anyone can help i would be very grateful
searched everywhere but can't find sorry for being dumb had a bad day today & i didn't need that to happen

sco0ter

How about telling us what Operating system and Program you are using for your email.

espresso

Just restore your inbox from the regular backups that you take of any important files on your computer.

:rolleyes:

whitty999

im using internet explorer & have yahoo mail,please can you help in easy terms sorry

whitty999

espresso wrote: »

Just restore your inbox from the regular backups that you take of any important files on your computer.

:rolleyes:

how do i do that,sorry my nerves where bad this morning had a few probs with my phone went to read my mail,deleted what was spam in inbox but i had approx 30 emails for my references & still needed for surveys etc but they have gone not sure if they can be restored or not now as i have since turned of computer.

Chodalob

unfortunately, if they arent in the "trash" or "deleted items" folder then you can't get them back
however, if yahoo has it, click on "archiving" and search your email
but if they aren't there, it means they've been permanently deleted and probably can't be recovered

hope this helps

whitty999

Chodalob wrote: »

unfortunately, if they arent in the "trash" or "deleted items" folder then you can't get them back
however, if yahoo has it, click on "archiving" and search your email
but if they aren't there, it means they've been permanently deleted and probably can't be recovered

hope this helps

thank-you hopefully yahoo will have them but where will i find archiving?

naijapower

The bad news is that you use web based email Yahoo. Assuming you downloaded unto outlook etc, then you can restore. with most webmail, once you delete and log off, it is permanently deleted and cannot be found.

whitty999

ok found the archiving but just lists the 7 in my inbox not the lost ones,had a few that was important will have to try to sort that out now,thanks for your help,but surely they shouldn't just dissapear like that

espresso

whitty999 wrote: »

im using internet explorer & have yahoo mail,please can you help in easy terms sorry

If you had used an e-mail client e.g. Outlook Express, Thunderbird, all of your e-mails would be stored on your computer. If these e-mails have gone from your web based Yahoo account, I can't see how you can get them back.

gaz_jones

whitty999 wrote: »

ok found the archiving but just lists the 7 in my inbox not the lost ones,had a few that was important will have to try to sort that out now,thanks for your help,but surely they shouldn't just dissapear like that

Unfortunately this happens a lot. You will have had them checked without realising and pressed delete. The emails DEFINITELY would not just disappear themselves.

I did this myself a few months ago. Didn't realise that when I checked the whole page it also checked all the other pages of emails. Luckily I could rescue them from trash before I permanantly deleted them.

If they are really important then it would be worth getting in touch with Yahoo Mail and see if they can restore them. I very much doubt they will as they probably get that kind of message millions of times a day. But atleast then you've tried. Better than not trying LOL They will have them on file for years after they are 'deleted' by the user. I'd be interested to know just how long they do keep details of emails sent.