How To Recover Missing Emails In Gmail?

Almost all the emails sent to your email address are displayed in the Inbox folder of the account. Some emails might also go directly to the Spam, Deleted, or Archived folder if the mail settings are misconfigured or if you’ve marked any specific email address as spam. There are some ways to recover the missing emails. On this page, you’re going to see how to recover missing emails in Gmail.

Note: The following methods are suitable only for desktop or laptop users.

Method 1: Using “Mail & Spam & Trash”

Follow the below instructions to check whether the missing email is deleted, archived, marked as spam. If yes, recover them.

Method 2: Modifying the filter settings

If you have enabled the “Delete it” or “Skip Inbox” filter accidentally, there is a chance for the emails to go directly to the Spam, Deleted or Archive folder instead of Inbox. To check and modify the filter settings, follow the instructions given below.

• Step 1:Click the Settings icon on the main screen of your Gmail account.
• Step 2:Select See all settings > Filters and Blocked Addresses > Delete it or Skip inbox > Edit or Delete.
• Step 3:Modify the filter settings by following the on-screen instructions.
• Step 4:After modifying the settings, check if any emails are missing in Gmail are recovered. If not, try the next method.

Method 3: Turning off “email forwarding”

If you’ve configured the mail forwarding settings on your Gmail account, follow the below instructions to disable it.

• Step 1:Open the Settings screen of your Gmail account.
• Step 2:Select See all settings > Forwarding and POP/IMAP.
• Step 3:Now, navigate to the Forwarding section.
• Step 4:Check if the “Forward a copy of incoming mail” option is selected.
• Step 5:If yes, select the “Mark Gmail’s copy as read” or “Keep Gmail’s copy in the Inbox” option and click Save Changes.

Method 4: Modifying the email client settings

• Step 1:If you’re using email clients like Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail, configure the settings in such a way the action that you make in email client will not affect your emails in the account.
• Step 2:For example, if you’re using Apple Mail and IMAP to read the emails, select the Keep Gmail’s copy in the inbox option instead of Delete Gmail’s copy or Archive Gmail’s Copy. You can configure these settings on the Forwarding and POP/IMAP settings page of the account.
• Step 3:Similarly, if you’re using an extension, add-on or a web page to read your emails, check to make sure that the settings that can automatically delete or archive email are not enabled.
• Step 4:To verify it, access the Connected apps & sites page.
• Step 5:Click the Manage apps option under the section named “Apps connected to your account.”
• Step 6:Check and modify the settings that you’re unaware of.

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