You can set the Google mobile app to automatically archive previously swiped messages, but you can change this setting.
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J. D. Biersdorfer
Author J.D. Biersdorfer
June 15, 2018
This article has been updated to reflect current technology.
Q: When I swipe to delete a message I don’t want in Gmail for Android, Delete Archived appears. I don’t want these messages to appear the way they are deleted and how I delete everything “archived”?
IN. Gmail for Android gives its users two ways to delete a new message: archive or delete.
The Archive action removes the message from the mailbox view and places it in the All Messages area if you need it again. How to delete archived emails in Gmail You can find archived messages using Gmail’s search feature. Messages addressed to a group of people can return to your inbox if someone on the mailing list replies to the original.
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The delete action will move the selected message to the Trash, where it will remain for 30 days before being permanently deleted. If you don’t want to wait too long to delete spam emails, click the three-line menu icon in the top left corner of Gmail, select the trash can icon on the left, and click the Trash now empty button at the top. in the mailbox window.
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In Gmail settings, you can choose to archive or delete messages you don’t want to see in your inbox.
In Gmail settings, you can choose to archive or delete messages you don’t want to see in your inbox.
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To delete unwanted Gmail messages by archiving them when you swipe the screen, tap the Menu icon, scroll down to the left pane of the window, select Settings, and select General Settings on the next screen. Click “Swipe actions” and select “Delete” for “Swipe links.” To be warned when deleting messages, select “Confirm before deleting” on the General Settings screen. Dig deeper.
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The procedure for changing settings in Gmail for iOS is the same. On the Settings screen, scroll down to “Swipe Actions” and select “Trash” as “Swipe Left.”
For messages archived instead of deleted, you can find them by opening the Menu icon and selecting All Emails. Here you can delete any message by swiping. If you want to dig up messages from specific people or specific topics that no longer interest you, you can use search operators to gather emails that match your specific behavior. For example, the search string “-in: inbox -has: userlabel” looks for messages that are not in your inbox and do not have custom labels that you can use to organize incoming mail.
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