# My Yahoo mail messages are disappearing **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 14, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-yahoo-mail-messages-are-disappearing/592699 "2011-08-14T17:47:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-yahoo-mail-messages-are-disappearing/592699/1 "2011-08-14T17:47:23Z")
I use Yahoo mail. Yes, I know, but I have used it for a very long time, and it works. But over the last month or so, my messages at the bottom of my inbox have been disappearing. My out box still is there, with all the messages, going back years. Now, I do cull my messages quite often, and the mailbox isn’t close to full- unless Yahoo has changed the size drasitcally recently. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-yahoo-mail-messages-are-disappearing/592699/2 "2011-08-14T17:54:35Z")
Oh, and I have a iMac, and yes, my old messages are saved in the Apple mail folder. But I do not routinely use Apple email. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-yahoo-mail-messages-are-disappearing/592699/3 "2011-08-16T05:38:49Z")
No one? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-yahoo-mail-messages-are-disappearing/592699/4 "2011-08-18T05:07:14Z")
No idea, but here’s a free bump. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-yahoo-mail-messages-are-disappearing/592699/5 "2011-08-18T05:34:51Z")
In my case, it may be because I’m not cleaning the folder enough. I belong to a mailing list and get several emails a day from it so I have 1200 that I haven’t read yet. The new Yahoo interface is a royal pain in the ass because it starts having problems if you do something so bold as flip from one message to another quickly. Add in images and it’s literally impossible to clear the backlog. So Yahoo has started silently doing it for me. It’s annoying that they offer “unlimited” storage until you become a burden to their mail server at which time your messages can and will be deleted without notice.