It looks like that a third party program similar to McAfee Spamkiller deleted the messages. From the information we have received from other users, I can offer the following recommendations: 1. Move your messages from your Deleted folder to a personal folder. 2. See... More

Hi kreampufzz, I've checked your account and verified from our records that you've set up your e-mail messages to go directly to an e-mail client via POP3 connections. An e-mail client has an “archiving” feature. This feature moves your messages... More

As far as I know, deleted folders in Windows Live Mail cannot be recovered. The same also applies when accessing your account through Hotmail. We can actually retrieve the messages from the deleted folder if the e-mails are not yet purged from the server; but in your... More

@ rifter Thank you for providing your e-mail address. I have edited your post and removed your e-mail address for privacy reasons. However, I have checked your post and have confirmed that Windows Live Benji O has already replied to your “Messages missing from... More

mdfm1, It's by design that messages in the Deleted folder are automatically deleted every 5 days. When this happens, we can try to restore them but if the restoration fails, it means that the messages are already deleted for good. This is what happened to your e... More

E-mail clients such as Outlook have an "archiving" feature. This feature moves your messages from the Windows Live Hotmail e-mail server to your hard disk. Hotmail server may be unable to recover the messages you have downloaded from it as they are now stored... More

a_fantasy, since you manually transferred your messages to the local folder of your e-mail client, they're no longer in the Hotmail server. But still, I'll try to recover them. Maybe you didn't archive them at all. Please post your e-mail address so I can... More

Good news a_fantasy ! Indeed, your messages weren't archived. They were deleted. I restored the messages in your Deleted folder and put them in the Inbox so that you can review them. But this doesn't guarantee that all missing message will be available. Also... More

Thanks for posting your e-mail address Justrollin17. I’ve found out that an anti-spam software such as McAfee SpamKiller either removed the messages from our servers to your computer or to your Deleted folder. I’ve engaged additional resources to recover... More

There are several reasons why message loss occurs Lisalucy. Based on my investigation, an anti-spam program such as McAfee SpamKiller either removed your messages from our servers to your computer or to your Deleted folder. Deleted messages in your account may still... More