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By default, both the Trash and Spam folders empty automatically to keep your account tidy. These settings are set systemically and can't be changed. • Trash deletion frequency - Trash is deleted after 7 days. • Spam deletion frequency - Spam is deleted after 30 days.
Emails deleted from the apps will be placed in your Trash folder. Deleting email from the Trash removes it from your account. Apps that use POP. Desktop apps, like Outlook, Thunderbird, and Mac Mail, can access AOL Mail using POP. Copies of your email download to the app, so actions in the app won't affect your account.
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Deleted email moves to the Trash folder where it'll be emptied later. The AOL Mail app has many options to delete emails. Quickly delete 1 email by tapping and holding the email you want to delete and then tap the Delete icon at the bottom of the page or learn how to delete multiple emails at a time.
But if you want to totally clean out your spam folder and delete all spam emails in one fell swoop, look for the option to select all spam emails, then delete them with a single click.
For instance, a user may decide that all email they receive with the word "Viagra" in the subject line is spam, and instruct their mail program to automatically delete all such messages. To defeat such filters, the spammer may intentionally misspell commonly filtered words or insert other characters, often in a style similar to leetspeak , as ...
Emails from specific senders may be set up to go to the trash or other folders. Check your settings to view or change where they're going. • If you've set up filters, the settings may be routing some emails to the trash. You can review your filter settings in New AOL Mail and edit or delete any incorrect filters
AOL Mail: Scroll down right beneath 'IMs' and above 'trash.' Gmail : Scroll way down past 'all mail' and right above 'trash.' Outlook: Scroll right past 'sent mail' to a folder marked 'junk.'