Why are my emails being automatically deleted?

How can I restore old emails that were automatically deleted after remaining in my mailbox for several years?

• I am trying to retrieve emails that go back as far as 11 years since I first opened my account. These emails were automatically deleted by yahoo. Is there anyway that they can be ...show more

• Answer:

  If you cannot find your deleted emails in your TRASH folder.....see below =======================================... __I recommend viewing this link first to see if the emails are actually gone.. http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?locale=en... =======================================... Missing messages link... http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=cont... =======================================... I have seen different opinions on whether the recovery process will work on emails deleted from the Trash folder. Yahoo help center advises they will not be recovered. http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?y=PROD&pa... =======================================... The following link is used for recovering deleted files that include emails..... http://download.cnet.com/Recuva/3000-224... =======================================... I have not tried this, but it might be possible to use SYSTEM RESTORE and go back to a date that you had them. click on START....ALL PROGRAMS.... ACCESSORIES...SYSTEM TOOLS...SYSTEM RESTORE and go from there. There are so many versions...IE 7, 8, 9, Vista, etc so the method to get to System Restore might be different =======================================... If the above don't work.....Enter RECOVER DELETED EMAILS in your web browser to bring up sites that say they can. ehow.com is a good one. Enter RECOVER DELETED EMAILS in the search box and click on ENTER. =======================================... the below link contains several from Yahoo Help Central that may help https://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=answers&startover=y&y=PROD&source=home.landing_search&locale=en_US&question_box=recover%20deleted%20emails