You have to remember that GMail only ever keeps one copy of a message. If you say delete; from anywhere, you're deleting the one and only copy. With IMAP this is a bit different since it is label aware; but generally it's straight forward.
This help article should help you keep things straight. https://support.google.com/mail/answer/77657?hl=en On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 6:30 PM, Nick Mirro <[email protected]> wrote: > Why were my messages deleted? I am uncertain about how to use rules and > or labels to get the desired result. > > > > On Thursday, February 13, 2014 5:04:12 PM UTC-6, Nick Mirro wrote: >> >> Hello! I have a large exchange mailbox (>10 years) that I am migrating >> to gmail. Still wanting to use the Outlook2010 app but by IMAP to gmail. >> >> In Outlook, "rules" moved messages to folders. In gmail, labels are nice >> but have a shortcoming for me. >> >> A label leaves every message I ever get in the root Inbox. In Outlook, a >> rule could "move" the message to a folder or subfolder, eliminating it from >> the inbox. Is there a way to duplicate this somehow or am I doomed to >> having a billion mixed messages in the Outlook inbox with matching messages >> in the Outlook folders? >> >> Thanks :-) >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
