All my Gmail GONE! [Archive]

Dynamyk

Aug 8, 2008, 11:12 AM

Has anyone else has this problem. All my mail prior to August 5th has been deleted!

I have thousands of email that is crucial for my business and myself! I'm freaking out here and Google has no email to directly contact them regarding the issue.

Does anyone know where I can contact them?

MentalFabric

Aug 8, 2008, 11:28 AM

rdowns

Aug 8, 2008, 11:35 AM

How do you not have email backed up if its so crucial?

OscarTheGrouch

Aug 8, 2008, 11:46 AM

How do you not have email backed up if its so crucial?

Ditto.

Cant you set up outlook to download your Gmail?

Dynamyk

Aug 8, 2008, 11:52 AM

I had it backed up on my other Mac. I just sold my Macbook yesterday, now I was going to sync it again with my mail and I only get the limited number of results

OscarTheGrouch

Aug 8, 2008, 11:54 AM

I had it backed up on my other Mac. I just sold my Macbook yesterday, now I was going to sync it again with my mail and I only get the limited number of results

Thats very strange because I still have message from like 2004 I think.. Definitely 2005..

MentalFabric

Aug 8, 2008, 11:55 AM

I had it backed up on my other Mac. I just sold my Macbook yesterday, now I was going to sync it again with my mail and I only get the limited number of results

That explains it - once you've downloaded something to a client (Mail.app) once, it won't download it again - if you want to get the rest of your mail go to gmail.com and log in there, I'm fairly sure you'll have it all there!

Dynamyk

Aug 8, 2008, 11:57 AM

I am checking on the web version. Theres nothing there. There has been dozens of these problems reported, I just wanted to know if anyone here had a similar problem

swiftaw

Aug 8, 2008, 11:58 AM

1. Go to gmail.com
2. Log in
3. Go to Settings
4. Go to Forwarding and POP/IMAP
5. Under POP Download, select "Enable POP for all mail (even mail that's already been downloaded)"
6. Go to mail.app, Get Mail.

Edit: Didn't see your most recent post. If mail isn't on the web version either then you have a bigger problem.

djdole

Aug 10, 2008, 08:59 PM

If you use pop, you may accidentally not set the 'leave a copy on the server' setting and end up deleting everything from the server when you download them to your computer or phone.

alphaod

Aug 10, 2008, 09:01 PM

If you use pop, you may accidentally not set the 'leave a copy on the server' setting and end up deleting everything from the server when you download them to your computer or phone.

Ditto…

And why are you using Gmail for business? :confused:

techlover828

Aug 10, 2008, 09:03 PM

Ditto…

And why are you using Gmail for business? :confused:

why not?

Dynamyk

Aug 12, 2008, 02:57 PM

Yes,

Why shouldn't I?

Badandy

Aug 12, 2008, 03:25 PM

Yes,

Why shouldn't I?

I mean, I'm not trying to sound mean because I completely sympathize with you, but for informational purposes

-It's tacky instead of having your own domain
-It's a free beta service that guarantees nothing

joaoferro37

Aug 12, 2008, 03:28 PM

can you have download from gmail?

OscarTheGrouch

Aug 12, 2008, 03:41 PM

I mean, I'm not trying to sound mean because I completely sympathize with you, but for informational purposes

-It's tacky instead of having your own domain
-It's a free beta service that guarantees nothing

Not so much... I have alot of customers who their email address is

<business name>@<isp.com/net/org>

If it was ladiesman236@gmail.com and he used that as his business (and he wasnt an escort, gigilo, etc) then it would be tacky.. or at the very least unprofessional.

just sayin :)

Unspeaked

Aug 12, 2008, 03:50 PM

If it was ladiesman236@gmail.com and he used that as his business (and he wasnt an escort, gigilo, etc) then it would be tacky.. or at the very least unprofessional.

That is the greatest qualifier I've seen in months.

Maybe years.

richardjames

Aug 13, 2008, 02:59 PM

Yes,

Why shouldn't I?

For exactly the reason you started this thread?

CanadaRAM

Aug 13, 2008, 03:07 PM

Not so much... I have alot of customers who their email address is

<business name>@<isp.com/net/org>

Yes, but that is still more professional than a free, anonymous, web based email address like Gmail, yahoo, myrealbox, hotmail and the like.

When we get business inquiries from free email addresses, we automatically ratchet the scam-checking by two notches. If it purports to be from an established company wanting to sell us goods, the email gets trashed without a reply.

If the company is a 'major OEM supplier', a 'respected leader in technology' with 'offices in four countries' and can't afford $20 for its own domain, well we don't have the time of day for posers and liars.

eMac4ever

Aug 13, 2008, 06:35 PM

You could make a thread on the official "Gmail Help Discussion Group," http://groups.google.com/group/Gmail-Help-Discussion.

Additionally, here is the link to the Gmail Help Center: http://mail.google.com/support/

Although, at this point, I don't think there is much that can be done to retrieve the emails, beyond explaining the reason for their deletion, unfortunately. :(