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How long do messages stay in my Spam Folder? Can I control this?

Yes. Here’s how you do it:

  • Click Options in the upper-right corner of your Mail page.
  • Click Spam from the list on the left.
  • In the “SpamGuard” section, after the line “Empty Spam folder”, you can specify how often you’d like us to empty your Spam folder by selecting from the pull-down menu. We do it automatically once a month, but you can select two weeks, one week…or immediately!
  • Above your spam options, click Save Changes.

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