deleted email disappear, trash is always empty

This involves apple mail. When I delete an email it does not go to trash, it disappears and my trash file is always empty. When I delete an email in error I can never retrieve it again.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Jan 13, 2023 2:14 PM

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BDAqua

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Jan 13, 2023 4:28 PM in response to camotex4344

Mail>Preferences>Accounts>Your Account>Mailbox Behaviors, when is Trash Mailbox set to empty.

Instead of Delete, what happens if you move it to the Trash?

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