Can't setup pop account and all mail deleted from server!!

Trying to set up a mail account as pop. But Mail is determined to set it as imap.
I've humoured it and gone through the process.
After clicking 'create account' it gives the message that it's downloading 500+ messages. Once it's finished, nothing is in the inbox.
To make matters worse, every single email has been deleted from the server. I do have a backup of my important emails but if this is something which is not isolated to me, then I feel sorry for anyone who does not have a backup.
So...
Is there a way to manually setup my account with settings of my choosing?
Or, is this just a case of Apple deciding whats best for me and resistance is futile?
Cheers

I'm not sure what Mail version you're using and you can't change an existing IMAP account to POP, but you can add a new pop account in Mail 6.0 in a round-about way.
When you're setting up the account it will only try it as IMAP, so in the first segment where it asks for the password, purposely enter the wrong password and click continue.  An error message will result, then click continue again and you will see a new window with a pull-down menu to select POP.  From there you can manually fill out the rest according to your server's settings. (Don't forget to put in the correct password this time.)
In your case, I'm not sure how your messages left your server, but if you have webmail for the account you can check the trash there.  Also, you will have to delete the IMAP version of the email account before you can use the address for the new POP account setup.
Personally, I use IMAP on my iPhone and POP in Mail for a more manual control of my accounts, so I know how you feel.  Hope this helps.

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