Deleted emails back in InBox

For the last 3 weeks, on one day only each week, all the emails I have
previously received are downloaded to my in box again. I have gone from an
inbox containing just a few messages to one with over 700. I can not just
delete the whole lot because there are a few that I still need to deal with
and I am having to find them amongst all the dross.

Can anyone help to stop this happening please?

Is this a POP server account with your ISP? Details please.

"Jeeples" <> wrote in message
news:1DD4CBCF-1681-4EF2-BC87-...
> For the last 3 weeks, on one day only each week, all the emails I have
> previously received are downloaded to my in box again. I have gone from
> an
> inbox containing just a few messages to one with over 700. I can not just
> delete the whole lot because there are a few that I still need to deal
> with
> and I am having to find them amongst all the dross.
>
> Can anyone help to stop this happening please?

Yes it is. What details do you need please? I am not very techie!

"Jeeples" wrote:

> For the last 3 weeks, on one day only each week, all the emails I have
> previously received are downloaded to my in box again. I have gone from an
> inbox containing just a few messages to one with over 700. I can not just
> delete the whole lot because there are a few that I still need to deal with
> and I am having to find them amongst all the dross.
>
> Can anyone help to stop this happening please?

Yes it is. What details do you need please? Not very techie, you can tell
as I replied to my own post instead of yours!

"Magnus" wrote:

> Is this a POP server account with your ISP? Details please.
>
> "Jeeples" <> wrote in message
> news:1DD4CBCF-1681-4EF2-BC87-...
> > For the last 3 weeks, on one day only each week, all the emails I have
> > previously received are downloaded to my in box again. I have gone from
> > an
> > inbox containing just a few messages to one with over 700. I can not just
> > delete the whole lot because there are a few that I still need to deal
> > with
> > and I am having to find them amongst all the dross.
> >
> > Can anyone help to stop this happening please?
>
>
> .
>

Unless you have a reason to keep a copy of your emails on your ISP's POP
server, the simplest way to prevent this is to go to Tools/Accounts ...
Select Properties... Advanced tab... and uncheck the box under "Delivery"
that says "Leave a copy of messages on server".

Then when you download your messages, they will be removed from the server
and reside only on your local PC. When you delete them locally, they will go
to 'Deleted items' (on your PC) and remain there until you "Empty Deleted
items folder" ... at that point they will be gone with little chance of
recovery.

Alternately, you can leave the box checked under "Delivery" that says "Leave
a copy of messages on server" AND check the box that says... "Remove from
server when deleted from 'Deleted Items'"

Personally, I tend to favor the latter option...

FWIW, you still may re-experience downloading "deleted" mails one more time,
until these new settings are invoked. To prevent that you can log into your
ISP's web mail interface, and delete unwanted messages from there.


"Jeeples" <> wrote in message
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> Yes it is. What details do you need please? Not very techie, you can
> tell
> as I replied to my own post instead of yours!
>
> "Magnus" wrote:
>
>> Is this a POP server account with your ISP? Details please.
>>
>> "Jeeples" <> wrote in message
>> news:1DD4CBCF-1681-4EF2-BC87-...
>> > For the last 3 weeks, on one day only each week, all the emails I have
>> > previously received are downloaded to my in box again. I have gone
>> > from
>> > an
>> > inbox containing just a few messages to one with over 700. I can not
>> > just
>> > delete the whole lot because there are a few that I still need to deal
>> > with
>> > and I am having to find them amongst all the dross.
>> >
>> > Can anyone help to stop this happening please?
>>
>>
>> .
>>

Brilliant, thank you! I completely understand that and am off to put it into
practice. I really appreciate your help.

"Magnus" wrote:

> Unless you have a reason to keep a copy of your emails on your ISP's POP
> server, the simplest way to prevent this is to go to Tools/Accounts ...
> Select Properties... Advanced tab... and uncheck the box under "Delivery"
> that says "Leave a copy of messages on server".
>
> Then when you download your messages, they will be removed from the server
> and reside only on your local PC. When you delete them locally, they will go
> to 'Deleted items' (on your PC) and remain there until you "Empty Deleted
> items folder" ... at that point they will be gone with little chance of
> recovery.
>
> Alternately, you can leave the box checked under "Delivery" that says "Leave
> a copy of messages on server" AND check the box that says... "Remove from
> server when deleted from 'Deleted Items'"
>
> Personally, I tend to favor the latter option...
>
> FWIW, you still may re-experience downloading "deleted" mails one more time,
> until these new settings are invoked. To prevent that you can log into your
> ISP's web mail interface, and delete unwanted messages from there.
>
>
> "Jeeples" <> wrote in message
> newsC5DD482-03AA-4F19-B517-...
> > Yes it is. What details do you need please? Not very techie, you can
> > tell
> > as I replied to my own post instead of yours!
> >
> > "Magnus" wrote:
> >
> >> Is this a POP server account with your ISP? Details please.
> >>
> >> "Jeeples" <> wrote in message
> >> news:1DD4CBCF-1681-4EF2-BC87-...
> >> > For the last 3 weeks, on one day only each week, all the emails I have
> >> > previously received are downloaded to my in box again. I have gone
> >> > from
> >> > an
> >> > inbox containing just a few messages to one with over 700. I can not
> >> > just
> >> > delete the whole lot because there are a few that I still need to deal
> >> > with
> >> > and I am having to find them amongst all the dross.
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone help to stop this happening please?
> >>
> >>
> >> .
> >>
>
> .
>

You are welcome.

"Jeeples" <> wrote in message
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> Brilliant, thank you! I completely understand that and am off to put it
> into
> practice. I really appreciate your help.
>
> "Magnus" wrote:
>
>> Unless you have a reason to keep a copy of your emails on your ISP's POP
>> server, the simplest way to prevent this is to go to Tools/Accounts ...
>> Select Properties... Advanced tab... and uncheck the box under "Delivery"
>> that says "Leave a copy of messages on server".
>>
>> Then when you download your messages, they will be removed from the
>> server
>> and reside only on your local PC. When you delete them locally, they will
>> go
>> to 'Deleted items' (on your PC) and remain there until you "Empty Deleted
>> items folder" ... at that point they will be gone with little chance of
>> recovery.
>>
>> Alternately, you can leave the box checked under "Delivery" that says
>> "Leave
>> a copy of messages on server" AND check the box that says... "Remove from
>> server when deleted from 'Deleted Items'"
>>
>> Personally, I tend to favor the latter option...
>>
>> FWIW, you still may re-experience downloading "deleted" mails one more
>> time,
>> until these new settings are invoked. To prevent that you can log into
>> your
>> ISP's web mail interface, and delete unwanted messages from there.
>>
>>
>> "Jeeples" <> wrote in message
>> newsC5DD482-03AA-4F19-B517-...
>> > Yes it is. What details do you need please? Not very techie, you can
>> > tell
>> > as I replied to my own post instead of yours!
>> >
>> > "Magnus" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Is this a POP server account with your ISP? Details please.
>> >>
>> >> "Jeeples" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:1DD4CBCF-1681-4EF2-BC87-...
>> >> > For the last 3 weeks, on one day only each week, all the emails I
>> >> > have
>> >> > previously received are downloaded to my in box again. I have gone
>> >> > from
>> >> > an
>> >> > inbox containing just a few messages to one with over 700. I can
>> >> > not
>> >> > just
>> >> > delete the whole lot because there are a few that I still need to
>> >> > deal
>> >> > with
>> >> > and I am having to find them amongst all the dross.
>> >> >
>> >> > Can anyone help to stop this happening please?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> .
>> >>
>>
>> .
>>

"Jeeples" wrote:

> Yes it is. What details do you need please? I am not very techie!
>
> "Jeeples" wrote:
>
> > For the last 3 weeks, on one day only each week, all the emails I have
> > previously received are downloaded to my in box again. I have gone from an
> > inbox containing just a few messages to one with over 700. I can not just
> > delete the whole lot because there are a few that I still need to deal with
> > and I am having to find them amongst all the dross.
> >
> > Can anyone help to stop this happening please?

I had the same problem BUT the deleted went back to my Inbox that is my LIVE
account as opposed to my pop-server account....so luckily I did not have my
'real' In Box so filled up!!!


"Jeeples" wrote:

> For the last 3 weeks, on one day only each week, all the emails I have
> previously received are downloaded to my in box again. I have gone from an
> inbox containing just a few messages to one with over 700. I can not just
> delete the whole lot because there are a few that I still need to deal with
> and I am having to find them amongst all the dross.
>
> Can anyone help to stop this happening please?