On Nov 26, 2016, at 3:33 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <harr...@me.com> wrote:
> I would really like to get rid of the archive box / folder but can’t figure > out how to do so. Gmail is kind of screwy with IMAP because it uses labels instead of real folders, so there are some translation issues. I think the Archive folder in Apple mail is really the All Mail label in Gmail. As such, you can’t remove it from Gmail because every non-trashed Gmail message has the label All Mail. But, you should be able to remove it from the list seen by IMAP. Try logging into your Gmail account and turning off the Show in IMAP option under Settings>Labels. You might have to restart mail to get it to catch hold. > I don’t want any messages archived. How can I prevent gmail from archiving > messages? You might try under Settings>Forwarding and IMAP/POP to massage your settings for deletion and expunge. I don’t know how to stop it from archiving sent messages, except by using another SMTP server. You just have to remember, from Google’s viewpoint, you are the product and they are the consumer. They don’t want you to delete emails because scanning your emails gives them more information about you. They make their money selling you to their advertisers. In other words, Gmail isn’t free. I use Gmail as my junk mailbox, but I don’t do anything personal on it. L^2
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