I have been on the fence post over this for a time.
No problem.
It has been my experience that the problems associated with iCloud is not as bad as they may appear. iCloud has served me well.
but the "All Mail" in Gmail is a pain. I finally cleaned it out, I do not want a storage of deleted emails on google servers.
Okay
The problem now, I have to check daily, and clean out the "All Mail" folder, so it will not build up.
Why do you have to check it daily? Can you not check it weekly, bi-weekly, etcetera. Is there an option to auto-delete your deleted messages after a certain amount of time?
I am not sure if iCloud keeps deleted email.
When you delete an email message in iCloud, that message is then transferred to the trash folder. It is a safeguard for people who may have inadvertently deleted a message they may still need. However, if you delete the message from the trash folder, it is gone for good.
I wish you could turn off the "All Mail" feature of Gmail.
I will look into this and get back with you.
I am also concerned if there is a limit on your iCloud mail, and as stated, does it count against your free 5GB?
Yes, but you would have to be getting a truckload of email to reach 5 gigs.
UPDATE: In regard to deleting the "All Mail" folder in gmail, you cannot, however, you can "hide" it as well as have it not show in IMAP by making the necessary changes in the gmail settings online.
You can also enable POP3 in the gmail settings online and that will allow your messages to be downloaded to your device or computer and not have a copy on Google's server unless you select the option to keep a copy on the server. When a message is deleted, it is "deleted".