Gmail all mail folder - Was Re: Email question

2013-11-21 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, with gmail, the All Mail folder is where the real messages are actually kept. So, other things like inbox, important, or other so-called folders you create are actually labels which most other email programs see as folders. So, bottom line, if you delete things from All Mail, you are

Re: Gmail all mail folder - Was Re: Email question

2013-11-21 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm not aware of a setting. This is just the default behavior, and I'm not sure you can change it. There are ways to force the deletion of messages from the Gmail server, but I've never used them before. I'd suggest going to Google to search. There's a lot of information out there on how Gmail

Re: Gmail all mail folder - Was Re: Email question

2013-11-21 Thread Christopher Chaltain
To get rid of my messages, I just move them into the Trash folder and wait about 30 days for Google to delete them. If they're left anywhere else, they'll stick around forever. On 11/21/2013 02:09 PM, Shane clark wrote: Hi, So if I understand you correct, I can move each message let's say to

Re: Gmail all mail folder - Was Re: Email question

2013-11-21 Thread Caitlyn furness
You can tell gmail how long to hold your messages. I think it’s under the advanced options in the mail app or mail, contacts, and calendars. Cait On Nov 21, 2013, at 3:09 PM, Shane clark hshanecl...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, So if I understand you correct, I can move each message let's say to the

Re: Gmail all mail folder - Was Re: Email question

2013-11-21 Thread Shane clark
Hi, So if I understand you correct, I can move each message let's say to the trash, and it will still be there in the all-male folder? How about when I delete all of the trash content, will that still be there in the all-male folder as well? In other words, you're saying that The only way to

Re: Gmail all mail folder - Was Re: Email question

2013-11-21 Thread Shane clark
Hi Chris, Is there a setting that you can turn on to make Google delete the email after 30 days? And where would this be found? Sent from my iPhone On Nov 21, 2013, at 3:46 PM, Christopher Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com wrote: To get rid of my messages, I just move them into the Trash folder