IMAP means downloaded, not erased. So long as not erased, still on server and so long as device not re-synced, still on device. I use IMAP for this reason. So simple, and they are so busted.
If she used outlook, they would be stored in PST files that can be easily connected to any computer using outlook
everything is right there, so easy, even the fools at the FBI can do it!
To be pedantic, this is not necessarily so, but most likely is the case, it just depends on how the IMAP client is set up.
With that being said, most IMAP users like myself, leave copies of messages on both the server and each device which accesses them.
This is kind of a poor man's backup, which in my case literally saved me a lot of time recovering my messages when my Solaris server had a hardware failure.
They are only busted IF CORRUPT LORETTA LYNCH lets the FBI do their job...but she won’t because she and McCabe are as CORRUPT as they get.<P<We are a Banana Republic.