Archive sent mail - Where did it go?

Using IMAP.
My mail server has a low mail quota, so I need to Archive frequently, but I use multiple devices so leave what I can on the server.
My archive settings are :-
Copies and folders: message archives: Keep message archives in: other: inbox 'mymail' on: Archive (Local folder)
Copies and Folders: when sending messages: automatically place a copy in: sent folder on: 'mymail@mydomain' (My IMAP) - the default.
Copies and Folders: archive options: yearly
When I select the inbox (on IMAP server), some mails, and click "archive", the mails go where expected (eg, Archive/Mymail/year/ inbox 'mymail')
When I do the same for sent items (on IMAP server), the mail just disappears.
Where does it go? How do I get it back?

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Thank you for your answers, the details and links that you pointed me to are useful. However, the only way I could solve the problem was to follow these steps:
1. open each .mlx file individualy and send it as a mail to my gmail account.
2. send the mails back from my gmail account to my POP account on my Mac
3. sort the mail manually and move it to the folder where it used to be.
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* I do not have TimeMachine running
* The mail in question came from a POP account (the only account on my Mac)
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Thanks again for your suggestions and assistance.
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Message was edited by: D.M.

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