Can you retrieve junk mail from hotmail after 30 days
The joys of junk mail!
Unfortunately, Hotmail (now Outlook.com) has a limited retention period for emails, including junk mail. According to Microsoft's email retention policy, emails are typically deleted after 30 days if they are marked as spam or junk.
However, there are a few ways to try and retrieve junk mail from Hotmail after 30 days:
- Check your Junk Email folder: Even if the email is deleted, it might still be stored in your Junk Email folder. Log in to your Hotmail account, go to the Junk Email folder, and see if the email is still there.
- Use the "Junk Email Options": Go to your Hotmail account settings, click on "More mail settings," and then click on "Junk email." Look for the "Empty junk email folder" option and click on it. This might recover any deleted junk emails.
- Use a third-party email client: If you use a third-party email client like Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird to access your Hotmail account, you might be able to recover deleted emails using the client's built-in features.
- Contact Hotmail support: If none of the above methods work, you can try contacting Hotmail support and ask them to recover the email for you. Keep in mind that they might not be able to recover the email if it's been deleted for more than 30 days.
Please note that Hotmail's email retention policy is in place to help maintain the performance and security of their email service. Emails that are marked as spam or junk are typically deleted to prevent clutter and reduce the risk of phishing attacks.