diff --git a/Frameworks/Account/Account.swift b/Frameworks/Account/Account.swift
index 51426da29..a6322b7ee 100644
--- a/Frameworks/Account/Account.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/Account/Account.swift
@@ -743,12 +743,12 @@ public final class Account: DisplayNameProvider, UnreadCountProvider, Container,
 		update(webFeed.webFeedID, with: parsedItems, completion: completion)
 	}
 	
-	func update(_ webFeedID: String, with parsedItems: Set<ParsedItem>, completion: @escaping UpdateArticlesCompletionBlock) {
+	func update(_ webFeedID: String, with parsedItems: Set<ParsedItem>, deleteOlder: Bool = true, completion: @escaping UpdateArticlesCompletionBlock) {
 		// Used only by an On My Mac or iCloud account.
 		precondition(Thread.isMainThread)
 		precondition(type == .onMyMac || type == .cloudKit)
 		
-		database.update(with: parsedItems, webFeedID: webFeedID) { updateArticlesResult in
+		database.update(with: parsedItems, webFeedID: webFeedID, deleteOlder: deleteOlder) { updateArticlesResult in
 			switch updateArticlesResult {
 			case .success(let articleChanges):
 				self.sendNotificationAbout(articleChanges)
diff --git a/Frameworks/Account/CloudKit/CloudKitArticlesZoneDelegate.swift b/Frameworks/Account/CloudKit/CloudKitArticlesZoneDelegate.swift
index a5fff9ab3..74a7dc1a5 100644
--- a/Frameworks/Account/CloudKit/CloudKitArticlesZoneDelegate.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/Account/CloudKit/CloudKitArticlesZoneDelegate.swift
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ private extension CloudKitArticlesZoneDelegate {
 		let webFeedIDsAndItems = Dictionary(grouping: parsedItems, by: { item in item.feedURL } ).mapValues { Set($0) }
 		for (webFeedID, parsedItems) in webFeedIDsAndItems {
 			group.enter()
-			self.account?.update(webFeedID, with: parsedItems) { result in
+			self.account?.update(webFeedID, with: parsedItems, deleteOlder: false) { result in
 				switch result {
 				case .success(let articleChanges):
 					guard let deletes = articleChanges.deletedArticles, !deletes.isEmpty else {
diff --git a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift
index 6bbe3035e..ddb33073e 100644
--- a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ public final class ArticlesDatabase {
 	// MARK: - Saving, Updating, and Deleting Articles
 
 	/// Update articles and save new ones — for feed-based systems (local and iCloud).
-	public func update(with parsedItems: Set<ParsedItem>, webFeedID: String, completion: @escaping UpdateArticlesCompletionBlock) {
+	public func update(with parsedItems: Set<ParsedItem>, webFeedID: String, deleteOlder: Bool, completion: @escaping UpdateArticlesCompletionBlock) {
 		precondition(retentionStyle == .feedBased)
-		articlesTable.update(parsedItems, webFeedID, completion)
+		articlesTable.update(parsedItems, webFeedID, deleteOlder, completion)
 	}
 
 	/// Update articles and save new ones — for sync systems (Feedbin, Feedly, etc.).
diff --git a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift
index b82117381..65fea954e 100644
--- a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ final class ArticlesTable: DatabaseTable {
 
 	// MARK: - Updating and Deleting
 
-	func update(_ parsedItems: Set<ParsedItem>, _ webFeedID: String, _ completion: @escaping UpdateArticlesCompletionBlock) {
+	func update(_ parsedItems: Set<ParsedItem>, _ webFeedID: String, _ deleteOlder: Bool, _ completion: @escaping UpdateArticlesCompletionBlock) {
 		precondition(retentionStyle == .feedBased)
 		if parsedItems.isEmpty {
 			callUpdateArticlesCompletionBlock(nil, nil, nil, completion)
@@ -210,9 +210,14 @@ final class ArticlesTable: DatabaseTable {
 				let updatedArticles = self.findAndSaveUpdatedArticles(incomingArticles, fetchedArticlesDictionary, database) //6
 
 				// Articles to delete are 1) not starred and 2) older than 30 days and 3) no longer in feed.
-				let cutoffDate = Date().bySubtracting(days: 30)
-				let articlesToDelete = fetchedArticles.filter { (article) -> Bool in
-					return !article.status.starred && article.status.dateArrived < cutoffDate && !articleIDs.contains(article.articleID)
+				let articlesToDelete: Set<Article>
+				if deleteOlder {
+					let cutoffDate = Date().bySubtracting(days: 30)
+					articlesToDelete = fetchedArticles.filter { (article) -> Bool in
+						return !article.status.starred && article.status.dateArrived < cutoffDate && !articleIDs.contains(article.articleID)
+					}
+				} else {
+					articlesToDelete = Set<Article>()
 				}
 
 				self.callUpdateArticlesCompletionBlock(newArticles, updatedArticles, articlesToDelete, completion) //7