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Earlier today, my dad was cleaning up the inbox of one of our shared family Gmail accounts when all of the emails from the past year disappeared. Everything in the Inbox and Sent folders went poof, and a search with in:anywhere turned up nothing. I found a handful of them in the Trash folder, but they only make up a fraction of what we had.

I tried to use the Gmail Email Recovery Tool in case something turned up, but it just gets stuck in a loop of alternating between "confirm information" and "secure account." The progress approaches but never reaches 100%.

Anyone else ever experience something like this? Are all the emails gone forever?

As mentioned in previous threads, I decided to go back to graduate school as part of a career change. Assuming everything goes to plan, I should complete my second master's degree in June.

One thing I missed about college was the huge number of events. Even though we graduate students tend to have less free time, there is still so much to do on campus. I often see student organization meetings, socials and seminars even during "slow" days. It seems are even more events here than at my undergraduate alma mater. I'm certainly a little sad to leave all this and my new friends behind in six weeks.

But at the same time, school isn't all sunshine and rainbows. There are few things more stressful than a final exam worth 50% of the course grade or having four papers due in a one-week period. Part of me wants to graduate and get this over with ASAP. I would also rather collect paychecks than pay expensive tuition.

At this time, I haven't fully decided whether to continue my job search or apply for a Ph.D. program. I know a doctoral degree will increase my chance of getting a job I really like, not to mention that I'll get to continue to enjoy the academic life. However, a Ph.D. is a huge commitment that could take several years, and I'm not 100% sure this is the path I want for the future.

Can anyone else relate to this?