
EMAILS Disappeared
All my emails from before June 2024 have disappeared. Please help! I am NOT TECHIE AT ALL, so please answer accordingly. My husband handles all the computers and he passed away unexpectedly. Many of the emails were from him. Please help Chris
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Can you tell us anything more about the situation? What kind of account? What kind of folders the messages were stored in? What has changed on your computer?
Ti ṣàtúnṣe
Subject: Re: Missing Emails – Let’s Get Them Back
Dear Chris,
I’m very sorry for your loss. I understand how important these emails are to you, and I’ll do my best to help.
First, just to check—are you using Firefox to access webmail (like Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook) or a separate email app (like Thunderbird, Outlook, or Apple Mail)?
If you’re using a webmail service:
Check the Trash or Archive folder – Sometimes emails are moved there by mistake. Try using the search bar – If you remember a subject line or name, searching might help. Log in from another device – If you have another computer or phone that was also used for email, check if the emails are there.
If you were using an email program (like Thunderbird):
Let me know the name of the email app you were using. If your husband had backups set up, I can guide you on restoring them.
No worries—we’ll take this step by step. Please reply with any details you can, and I’ll help you as best as I can.
Warm regards,Sakura.
I'm not really sure how to answer any of these questions. our email is thunderbird and my husband has it from a ?server? from ipower...our email is @ps139.com (we pay a fee for that name). Sorry, I don't know if I'm using the right terminology...
Yes he has backups but I don't know how to access them.
Ti ṣàtúnṣe