Yes, if you are using imap on a Mac computer, you can create new mailboxes using "new mailbox" in Apple mail. Create them in the gmail level instead of where your inboxes or On my Mac boxes are and they will show up as labels on the gmail site and additional boxes on your Apple computer and iOS devices. Then you can move files into them and organize. It isn't even necessary to go to the gmail website to create new labels.
Also, the gmail website does state that mail deleted on iOS devices will be archived but that this can be reversed by turning off archiving in Settings on your device. I would think this means they still hang around in trash for a period of time but should eventually delete. From what the website for gmail stated, it sounds like even if you double tap and hold the archive button to delete instead, emails will still be archived unless you turn archiving off. I could be wrong about this. Apparently there are "select all" options in gmail on the website but at least in safari they don't appear to be accessible. I haven't tried it in Windows or in Firefox or google chrome on the Mac. However, I'm still kind of puzzled as to why these emails would be causing a problem in using an iOS device. Once you move or delete or archive them or whatever, they shouldn't be in your inbox and they shouldn't be in any boxes you need to use a lot either unless you put them there. I have a Mac, an iPhone and an iPad and I don't have bunches of messages downloading by 50s from oldest to newest. For one thing I have my message numbers set higher than that in settings but for another it is my newest emails that show first in any box I am in. I realize it's not terribly helpful when you are having a problem to have somebody tell you he/she isn't having that problem but this should indicate that there is something that can be done about it without avoiding gmail on your iOS device or deleting all your emails from the website. If you are in abox with a lot of emails, you can do a search and at least in my experience you are then asked if you want to continue searching on the server rather than automatically presenting you with all emails. I'm sure I must be missing or misunderstanding what the problem is that is causing people so much frustration. Of course, as has already been mentioned, if you have a computer where you can use pop instead of imap you can make sure that your setting on the gmail site are set to download everything even if it has already been downloaded and to delete from server when downloaded or you maybe can set the "delete from server" part in your email client. Then downloading all your emails to your computer is one way to get rid of them all off the gmail site but be prepared for a lot of messages and to possibly having to download several times as the server may not send all the messages in one bunch or your computer's mail settings may be set to a limit. Still, I would think most people don't really want to eliminate all emails from the website. I also seem to have missed out on who or what Clwyd is but I didn't want to arbitrarily delete it from the subject line. -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Feb 14, 2013, at 3:15 PM, Vicki Meizinger <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, if you have the thunderbird program for mail, or other ones that handle > gmaill, I speak only of thunderbird because that is what I use--you have all > kinds of folders and you can actually write the names on them in gmail site, > then you can fill them up to your hearts content. I have one folder with > tech stuff with over a thousand items in it, and I can then go and search for > what I want. In my view it is the way to go! > Vicki Meizinger > > On 2/14/2013 3:25 PM, Mark BurningHawk wrote: >> >> I have to chime in here and say that I have messages, like Caitlyn does, >> back to about June, 2011. I am struggling with the Gmail page to delete >> them all but it seems that you have to check every single check box, there >> dose not seem to be a "delete all," option. what a drag this is. >> >> Mark BurningHawk >> Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 >> Home page: Http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ >> > > -- > Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Romans 10:13, NLT | > Choose… Alt+C -- 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.
