Email Junk mail folder missing from my mailbox

I no longer have a junk folder on my iPhone or iPad. When I try to edit to add one it says it can’t reach my server and no option to add a folder? Help!. I only can see junk mail if I get on my laptop and change things from not spam to be able to receive on my iPhone or ipad…. This is a real pain. Please help!!

iPhone 13

Posted on Jun 7, 2023 04:14 PM

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Posted on Jun 7, 2023 04:34 PM

Bzqs Said:

"Email Junk mail folder missing from my mailbox: I no longer have a junk folder on my iPhone or iPad. When I try to edit to add one it says it can’t reach my server and no option to add a folder? Help!. I only can see junk mail if I get on my laptop and change things from not spam to be able to receive on my iPhone or ipad…. This is a real pain. Please help!!"

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Add the Account Back:

If the Junk folder has gone missing, then remove the account, and then add it back.

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Jun 7, 2023 04:34 PM in response to Bzqs

Bzqs Said:

"Email Junk mail folder missing from my mailbox: I no longer have a junk folder on my iPhone or iPad. When I try to edit to add one it says it can’t reach my server and no option to add a folder? Help!. I only can see junk mail if I get on my laptop and change things from not spam to be able to receive on my iPhone or ipad…. This is a real pain. Please help!!"

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Add the Account Back:

If the Junk folder has gone missing, then remove the account, and then add it back.

Jun 20, 2023 08:15 AM in response to TheLittles

I had this "no junk folder" problem with my new Iphone 14 pro max. With the new phone, my Comcast in-box had only "In" and "Trash" folders.  No "Junk" folder. I searched for answers all over the place and went on a goose chase with no resolution.  But I figured it out today.


I had to wait until I received an email in my Comcast in box that I wanted to designate as "Junk".  When I did, I swiped the email gently to the left, clicked the grey option with "More", then when the options screen comes up, swipe down until you see "Move to Junk".  Click there... then bam! instant Junk folder :)

Jun 20, 2023 12:01 PM in response to Melissahianfar

Bzqs Said:

"Email Junk mail folder missing from my mailbox: I had to wait until I received an email in my Comcast in box that I wanted to designate as "Junk".  When I did, I swiped the email gently to the left, clicked the grey option with "More", then when the options screen comes up, swipe down until you see "Move to Junk".  Click there... then bam! instant Junk folder :)l

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Jun 2, 2024 05:08 PM in response to Melma76

Melma76 Said:

"The junk mailbox has disappeared from my list of mailboxes on my iMac. The answer about Comcast didn't apply to me, nor did the ones about iPhones and iPads. Can anyone advise me on the iMac disappearance?"

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Getting the Junk Folder to be Seen:

If not Comcast, then contact your eMail provider, requesting assistance. See if there is a way to designate something as "junk". Then, see if the Junk folder pops up.

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