Hi eleanor. I am not sure how to do it on the iphone i can look it up when i get back home later though if you would still like to know. Its probably not worth hiding it if you are finding it useful? Mo. Eleanor Martha Burke <eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Hi Mo, I do not know what you mean by unsubscribe from the folder? How >do I do that? I may not want to do that as sometimes it has been >useful for me to go back in and grab an e-mail where I have deleted it >on my phone and deleted the thrash and then I want the e-mail back. > >Eleanor > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mobeen Iqbal > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 4:31 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: IMAP and Gmail > > >Hi eleanor. The all mail folder displays every single email that is on >your account. Its gmails way of grouping everything together as a >backup until you empty your trash folder. It combines all your folders >in 1 view. I would unsubscribe from the all mail folder if you are >subscribed to it. Whenever i set gmail up for people i unsubscribe from >that folder as there is no point showing it. Look for an option called >imap folders and untick all mail. > > Hth, > > Mo. > > > > Eleanor Martha Burke <eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >I have been reading the mails about the above with interest and Mo's >comments in particular.!!! Now on my iPhone I have a folder that says >All Messages and in it, I am duly informed that I have over a thousand >mails. Yet we are talking about Gmail deleting mails after 30 days!!! >I don't know what it is doing with mine then. > > Eleanor > > -- > Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.