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Why a week instead of ten minutes?
Ten-minute inboxes are fine for a single confirmation link. Plenty of real tasks take longer:
- Free trials that email you a receipt on day one and a "your trial ends soon" reminder a few days later.
- Waitlists and beta invites that arrive hours or days after you sign up.
- Shipping and order updates for a one-off purchase you don't want marketing for.
- Event registrations where the ticket or joining link arrives closer to the date.
- Second-step verification, where a site sends the code only after a manual review.
How to keep your inbox for 7 days
- Use the address above for your sign-up. It's live for 24 hours from the moment it was created.
- In the generator card, choose +7 days (or +24h / +3 days) and press Extend inbox.
- The new expiry is counted from the moment you extend, so the inbox stays open for 7 days from then. Messages already in it get the new expiry too.
- Copy the recovery link. A week is a long time to keep one browser tab open. The link reopens the same inbox on any device (see how recovery works).
Each inbox gets one free extension. If you think you'll need more than a week, a temp address is probably the wrong tool. Use your real email or an alias (here's the difference).
How Volt Ghost compares to short-lived temp mail
| Typical 10-minute mail | Volt Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Default lifetime | 10 minutes, often extendable a few minutes at a time | 24 hours |
| Longest lifetime | Usually under an hour | 7 days from the free extension |
| Reopen on another device | Rarely | Yes, with the recovery link |
| Address style | Random string | Realistic name or random |
Other services change their limits over time, so treat the left column as a general pattern and check the current details on each site.
What happens when the week is up
When an inbox expires, the address stops accepting mail and every stored message is deleted by our cleanup job, which runs hourly. The recovery link stops working too. That's on purpose: nothing about your temporary inbox stays on our servers longer than you chose.
Tips for a week-long temp inbox
- Extend early. The extension starts from the moment you press the button, so extending in the first hour gives you nearly 7 full days. Extending at hour 23 gives you a little more in total.
- Save the recovery link straight away, before you close the tab, clear your browser or switch phones.
- Change your email before you commit. If you end up keeping the account, switch it to your real address or an alias before the inbox expires.
Questions
Can I extend more than once?
No. Each inbox has one free extension. Generate a new address if you need another.
Is the 7-day inbox free?
Yes. There's no paid plan and no account.
Will I be notified when mail arrives?
While the page is open, new mail shows up automatically, with a notice and an unread count in the tab title. There are no push notifications yet.