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faq:email:how_to_disable_emails_being_deleted_from_server_pop3 [2015/11/12 14:49]
vikki [Apple Mail]
faq:email:how_to_disable_emails_being_deleted_from_server_pop3 [2015/11/12 15:28]
vikki [Mozilla Thunderbird]
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 ==== MS Outlook ===== ==== MS Outlook =====
  
 +  - Go to **File** -> **Info** -> **Account Settings**.
 +  - Select **More Settings**.
 +  - Click on the **Advanced** tab.
 +  - Check the checkbox: "Leave a copy of messages on the server".
  
 +You can choose to remove the emails after a certain number of days or when deleted from "Deleted Items".
 +
 +-----
 ==== Windows Live Mail ===== ==== Windows Live Mail =====
  
 +  - Click on **Menu** -> **Options** -> **Email accounts...** on the toolbar.
 +  - Select your email address and click **Properties**.
 +  - Click the **Advanced** tab.
 +  - Check the "Leave a copy of messages on server" checkbox.
  
 +You have the option to remove the emails from the server after a specified number of days, or remove them when they are deleted from "Deleted Items".
 +
 +-----
 ==== Mozilla Thunderbird ===== ==== Mozilla Thunderbird =====
  
 +  - Click **Tools** -> **Account Settings...** from the menu bar.
 +  - On the Account Settings window, click **Server Settings**.
 +  - Check the checkbox: "Leave messages on server".
 +
 +You may also check to delete the mails after certain number of days, or delete them once they are deleted or moved from Inbox. If you do not want any emails being removed from the server, just uncheck both "For at most n days" and "Until I delete or move them from Inbox".
  
 +-----
 ==== Apple Mail ===== ==== Apple Mail =====
   - Go to **Mail** -> **Preferences**.\\ {{:faq:email:leave_msg-macmail01.png|}}   - Go to **Mail** -> **Preferences**.\\ {{:faq:email:leave_msg-macmail01.png|}}
-  - Go to the **Advanced** tab.\\ {{:faq:email:leave_msg-macmail02.png|}} +  - Go to the **Advanced** tab
-  - Uncheck "Remove copy from server after retrieving a message".+  - Uncheck "Remove copy from server after retrieving a message".\\ {{:faq:email:leave_msg-macmail02.png|}}
 Or, alternatively, you can set to remove the emails after a week or a month, depending on your mailbox size. Or, alternatively, you can set to remove the emails after a week or a month, depending on your mailbox size.
faq/email/how_to_disable_emails_being_deleted_from_server_pop3.txt · Last modified: 2015/11/12 15:34 by vikki