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Legitimate emails going to junk
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Outlook is constantly sending legitimate emails to the junk folder. These are usually from new senders, so I can't fix it by adding their addresses—I don't know who they are ahead of time. I have tried to create rules to move things out of the junk folder automatically, or prevent emails with attachments from going to that folder, but they have no effect.
I don't mind checking the junk folder, but the problem is the Microsoft deletes junk emails after 10 days. Can I either get rid of the junk email folder (I'm happy to sort the emails myself), or have this time extended? This unwanted, unnecessary feature causes many more problems than it solves.
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2025-03-07T09:53:54+00:00 -
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2025-03-07T12:20:20+00:00 person in Office 365
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Anonymous
2025-03-07T15:06:45+00:00 My business email
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Anonymous
2025-04-02T20:26:58+00:00 None of this has worked for me.
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Anonymous
2025-04-02T21:17:45+00:00 What I learned is that all emails are given a code. I think it's a or b, but it might be other letters. A goes to inbox, b goes to junk. My guess, guess, guess is that for some reason the emails are being miscoded. To be honest, Geek Squad solved this problem for me. I have zero connection to them and pay for an annual subscription. But in this case it worked. He solved the problem in a half hour on the phone.