Why did all items in my chest disappear?

[404096053]

I put all my valuable items and ingredients in an enchanted chest in Arch-Mage Quarters yesterday and now they all have gone.How to get them back?And only a house is a safe place for my storation?

[IdealPoint]

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Containers

I would recommend a mod like Glenvar Castle if you want an excellent set of storage containers.

[Bomb Bloke]

Originally posted by 404096053:

I put all my valuable items and ingredients in an enchanted chest in Arch-Mage Quarters yesterday and now they all have gone.

That particular chest is special: you put a single ingredient in, next day it's duplicated. Collect within an in-game week or the chest will eat all of its contents.

Put multiple types of ingredients in at once, or any other items... and it'll eat everything within a day.

Originally posted by 404096053:

How to get them back?

Reload a previous save, or go ham with the "additem" command.

[CrackeR]

An old sage from dark days, long past, once wrote on a stone tablet; (((("he who does not save often shall reap madness and misery from the [Crash-blivion] spirit!"))))
...and NEVER store your goodies anywhere except inside your home!

[arottweiler]

You can use the Imperial Furniture mod to buy storage chests and place them anywhere. No-one will take anything from them and they don't reset.

https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/4703

There's a mod called Is It Safe which gives you a spell you can cast on containers to confirm if they are safe for storage.

https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/13957/