Gmail delete help

[pr1nce]

I'm not that familiar with Gmail. My work email has switched to Gmail. It's setup and working fine on the native email app on my 4S. I can't find an option to remove deleted messages. Is it not there or what?

 

[jsntrenkler]

Ahhh Gmail, it works a bit different .. You will need to go into Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars -> Tap on your gmail account and toggle the setting from Archive to Delete. This will allow you to delete your messages with a swipe instead of auto archiving them. Hope this helps!

 

[pr1nce]

Ahhh Gmail, it works a bit different .. You will need to go into Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars -> Tap on your gmail account and toggle the setting from Archive to Delete. This will allow you to delete your messages with a swipe instead of auto archiving them. Hope this helps!

Thanks for the help!

 

[jsntrenkler]

Thanks for the help!

Pleasure was mine, have a great night!

 

[pr1nce]

So there is no way to automatically remove deleted messages?

 

[pr1nce]

I don't know how this carries over to iOS and the native Mail app, but if you go into gmail settings in a browser and go to the 'forwarding and pop/imap' tab, there are options to archive, move to trash, or immediately delete forever.

Thank you Karen. I'll check it out.

 

[jsntrenkler]

When you right swipe the message in Mail it doesn't delete?

 

[pr1nce]

When you right swipe the message in Mail it doesn't delete?

It does delete if I swipe. I'm referring to like other email accounts I have on my iPhone that get deleted automatically from the trash box. I have them set to be removed after 1 week normally.

 

[jsntrenkler]

Ahh that setting is handled on the gmail side. You will need to go into settings on the Gmail site. Click on Forwarding and POP/IMAP .. Take a look at IMAP Access: first make sure it's enabled and also make sure the Auto Expunge Off is selected. The next option "When a message is marked as deleted and expunged from last visible IMAP folder:" select Move the message to the Trash.

 

[jsntrenkler]

Last toggle could be set to delete message forever and I believe that will clear out your delete box.

 

[pr1nce]

Ahh that setting is handled on the gmail side. You will need to go into settings on the Gmail site. Click on Forwarding and POP/IMAP .. Take a look at IMAP Access: first make sure it's enabled and also make sure the Auto Expunge Off is selected. The next option "When a message is marked as deleted and expunged from last visible IMAP folder:" select Move the message to the Trash. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/15/ruzuqeme.jpg

Thanks much!