

Junk E-mail Filter with option to delete immediately Another scenario is to prevent Junk E-mail from being downloaded. This is particularly handy for IMAP accounts so messages get sorted on other devices as well, such as a smartphone or tablet, which often do not support message rules. In that case, the processing takes place at server level so they can still be processed when Outlook is closed. Web mail (serer) rulesĪs in Outlook, most mail servers also allow you to create rules via Web Mail. In this situation it is recommended to verify your “delete” or “move to Deleted Items folder” rules or to disable them for the time being to find out if that was the culprit. If you’ve created rules to automatically delete messages when they meet certain conditions, it could be that such a rule also applied to a message you did not initially expect it to apply to. This is where to start your investigation. There are also some scenarios in which emails directly get deleted outside the control of Outlook.

There are actually a whole lot of scenarios in which this could happen as there are various features in Outlook which allows you to automatically delete emails. Why does this happen and how can I get everything delivered to my Inbox again? I also fear that some messages are even permanently deleted without me knowing. Recently, some emails that I receive are directly delivered to the Deleted Items folder instead of being delivered to the Inbox.
