Oct 2, 2023

Spam filter doesn't work

My spam filter is nit working anymore. I'm not spam bombed or anything like this. It's just that none of the spam email get to the spam folder and all of them land in my inbox. And it's been like this for several months. Ho can I stop it? I'm getting really tired of cleaning up inbox every day several times a day.
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Oct 2, 2023
Are there any filters listed in:  Settings -> Filters ?

Do you access your account with an e-mail client (Outlook, Thunderbird, Pocomail, etc), a mobile app (iOS, Android, etc), an e-mail notifier, or any other add-on/tool/web-site/etc connected to your account?

Check: Google Account Settings->Security Tab->Third-party apps with account access.  This MAY work as a direct link:  https://myaccount.google.com/u/0/permissions .   Have you given account access to any other web-sites or utilities?

Please check the Details link below the Inbox (lower/right) in the Gmail web interface.  What are all the types of account access listed there (posting a screen-shot may best)?
 
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Oct 3, 2023
I agree, a bad filter with "never send to spam" would put everything in the Inbox.  I'm pretty confident you got it fixed.
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Oct 2, 2023
Are there any filters listed in:  Settings -> Filters ?

Do you access your account with an e-mail client (Outlook, Thunderbird, Pocomail, etc), a mobile app (iOS, Android, etc), an e-mail notifier, or any other add-on/tool/web-site/etc connected to your account?

Check: Google Account Settings->Security Tab->Third-party apps with account access.  This MAY work as a direct link:  https://myaccount.google.com/u/0/permissions .   Have you given account access to any other web-sites or utilities?

Please check the Details link below the Inbox (lower/right) in the Gmail web interface.  What are all the types of account access listed there (posting a screen-shot may best)?
 
Original Poster Olga Levina marked this as an answer
Oct 3, 2023
In your experience, is it something that I did or independent glitch? 
Oct 3, 2023
I've never figure out how people create filters with no search terms, just some action.  I doubt they're created by magic (some glitch), but people can never provide a hint as to how it appeared.
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