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Maybe the issue was that you were using it to access some kind of Microsoft service and their improper IMAP implementation.
It was... I was accessing my work email which unfortunately runs on Exchange... having said that, sorry, either support whatever crap MS puts or out don't... "losing" emails cannot be part of a ready-for-public email client
Now, from what I read at the time, it was not "Owl for exchange"'s bug, it was Thunderbird. It apparently happens with other email sources as well, however you can "repair" your mailbox to get them back when you notice
I deal with a lot of mailboxes and a ton of people using Thunderbird with ridiculous amounts of emails like 50-100GB accounts and even on the few times I saw Thunderbird failing it wasn't loosing anything.
I don't trust Owl very much, the good news is that we will soon get an official and decent support for Exchange. :)
Oh well I guess if it hasn't happened to you specifically, it must mean I imagined it...
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1340491
https://www.lifewire.com/repair-folders-thunderbird-1173102
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1381431
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1407481