All mail folder only downloads messages when it is opened ignore it and mail will properly manage it.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 27/03/2013, at 12:18, "Arnold Schmidt" <[email protected]> wrote: > If I leave my all mail folder alone, over time, that could take up quite a > bit of space on my phone, especially if there are attachments of any kind.If > I absolutely know I won't ever need a message again, I don't understand why I > need to keep it. But then, I don't know. I have had very little > experience with Gmail, before deciding to use it on my phone. > > Arnold Schmidt > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Chittenden > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 5:49 PM > Subject: Re: general question about the all mail folder > > Google doesn't actually use folders. It uses flags. The all mail folder is > the place where all your mail actually exists. Your best option is to leave > all mail alone. Work in your folders. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: [email protected] > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 27/03/2013, at 4:55, "Paul and Paula Jordan" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, yesterday I decided to delete all my sent mail. I had a year’s worth >> and I did them one at a time. I’ll make sure to delete them more regularly >> after this experience! >> As I was looking at my folders I came across the all mail folder. >> There were some very odd things like test messages and texts I was trying to >> play around with when I first got my phone. Exactly what goes into that >> folder? All the other folders are self explanatory. >> I went ahead and deleted everything from that folder, from the drafts >> folder, and from the spam folder. When I went back to look at all folders, >> nothing was left in any of them. OOOOOOOOOOPS! However, no real harm was >> done since I don’t think I had anything really important stored in any of my >> other folders like my personal or my work folders that hasn’t been stored on >> my work or personal computer. Just wondering what that folder is and which >> emails in folders should or should not be deleted. >> I hope this isn’t a really stupid question. I’m Always willing to >> learn more.Thanks. >> God bless! >> Paula and Babe >> -- >> 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. > > > -- > 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.
