Ok, how can you find out how long gmail keeps messages? I have stuff in my all mail folder that go way back to the time I started my gmail account a couple of years ago! I'd like those to go away for good! You'd think when you hit delete, and tell gmail not to archive stuff, that'd stick! Caitlyn
On 2013-02-13, at 11:40 PM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > Remember that in Gmail, folders are just labels. If a message is in a > folder it's also in the All Mail folder, but there's really only one > message with two labels. I don't remember if a message in the Trash > folder is also in the All Mail folder or not, but it would only be there > until Gmail deletes it after 60 days or so. > > On 13/02/13 12:23, Nimit Kaur wrote: >> Well, there are some messages in my gmail that i like to archive and >> it saves in my all mail folder. I also have different folders saved >> for my mails such as a family folder, teachers folder, and I am just >> going to create each folder for each of the lists I am subscribed to >> because my inbox is so cluttered and I can't seem to find my important >> messages that I need. Thanks! I also created another account just >> for school stuff to catch up. That's how I stay organized at least. >> Thanks! >> >> >> On 2/13/13, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I guess I don't understand where this clutter comes from. The only time >>> I go into the Trash or All Mail folder is when I'm looking for something >>> I deleted, or I'm not sure where I moved it to. This is very seldom. >>> Otherwise, I just jump between my In Box and the folders where I have >>> messages saved. I don't find there to be any clutter there except for >>> the clutter I created myself by explicitly saving a message. >>> >>> On 13/02/13 11:44, Regina Alvarado wrote: >>>> Christine: >>>> There is no way to delete them even on line. I have learned to just >>>> delete >>>> them and let them go to the trash. I am such a housecleaner on computer >>>> or >>>> iPhone that I desperately wanted to delete all the messages from all the >>>> other "folders" on Gmail so all the folders would be clear. However, >>>> there >>>> is no way to do it. I admit I have needed to go back and find a message >>>> I >>>> deleted by accident so I guess having all the mail cluttering up >>>> everything >>>> is a blessing for that. >>>> Reggie >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>> Behalf >>>> Of Kristeen Hughes >>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 11:15 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Deleting Gmail messages for Clwyd >>>> >>>> I can move messages to the trash folder and if I try to delete them from >>>> there they seem to go into the all-male program. Is there a way to >>>> finally >>>> delete messages from Gmail without having to go online? And, if you do go >>>> online, how do you do it from there? >>>> >>>> Kristeen Hughes >>>> Skype: lostonsylvane >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Christopher (CJ) >>> chaltain at Gmail >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > chaltain at Gmail > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
