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Where do Draft messages go when they are (accidentally) deleted?

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Divedeputy
Divedeputy

Where do Draft messages go when they are (accidentally) deleted?

Where do Draft messages go when they are (accidentally) deleted?

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Or use the quick filter.

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david
david
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Deleted messages go to the trash folder.

Divedeputy
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...making them so easy to find....not!

I don't know how to sort the Trash folder to easily find them again because they are stamped with the date they were written and who can remember that? Is there some other/better way to filter results?

david
david
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You might try edit>find>search messages

Rick
Rick
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Or use the quick filter.

Divedeputy
Divedeputy Question owner

What terms would you propose be used in the quick filter?

Rick
Rick
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Whatever text in sender and/or recipients and/or subject and/or body helps you distinguish the message from other messages.

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