Mailbox only keeping 1 week deleted emails

How do I recover deleted emails on my iPhone app? I thought iCloud kept for 30 days but BIN only has 7 days

iPhone 12 mini

Posted on Dec 23, 2022 12:59 AM

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Posted on Dec 26, 2022 9:43 AM

Hi WendyKA,


iCloud can keep deleted emails for up to 30 days however this can be changed in Settings and other email services may override this.


  1. Go to Settings > Mail
  2. Tap accounts > Select the account
  3. Tap Advanced > Remove


Here you can confirm the time interval selected.


Check out: Delete and recover emails in Mail on iPhone


Have a good one!

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Dec 26, 2022 9:43 AM in response to WendyKA

Hi WendyKA,


iCloud can keep deleted emails for up to 30 days however this can be changed in Settings and other email services may override this.


  1. Go to Settings > Mail
  2. Tap accounts > Select the account
  3. Tap Advanced > Remove


Here you can confirm the time interval selected.


Check out: Delete and recover emails in Mail on iPhone


Have a good one!

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