Hi Jim, I recently had the second issue you mentioned, the one where the iPhone would say, "unable to delete message" when I attempted to delete any emails from my gmail account. My other email accounts including iCloud and Exchange did not exhibit this issue. Here's what fixed it for me on my AT&T iPhone 4S running the latest IOS6. This assumes you are using the native IOS6 mail client, not the gmail app or other mail client. Also, I'm not sure if this will resolve your issue of the deleted items still showing up on your computer, but it's worth checking.
1. On your iPhone go to settings / mail contacts calendar. 2. Double-tap the mischievous gmail account to open it. 3. Double-tap the "Account" button to open it. 4. Double-tap the "Advanced" button to open the advanced settings. 5. Select the item labeled "Deleted mailbox." This item should have a mailbox name associated with it. If it does not, double-tap and you will be presented with a list of possible mailboxes. On my iPhone this includes the local iPhone trash folder as well as the full list of server-side mailboxes for the chosen gmail account. 6. Select the desired mailbox for your deleted items, probably a trash folder in the list of gmail folders. 7. Scrub back to the Accounts page where you will want to double-tap the Done button to save your settings. In my case the mailbox selection for the deleted mailbox had somehow gotten removed. Adding it back fixed my issue. HTH, Bryan On Jun 12, 2013, at 5:14 PM, Jim Portillo <portillo....@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > > > I know this is more of an IPhone question, but this has become a mystery to > me and I'm seeking a good solution to the problem. > > Question. I've had a couple of email accounts going on my IPhone, since I > first got it, with no problems. One of them is my gmail account. Whenever > I'd delete messages from it on my IPhone, it would be no problem and I > wouldn't see them again. I just got back from being out of town, and to my > surprise, when I turned on my computer, all 2000 gmail messages that were > supposedly deleted came up on my computer. Why? No settings on the IPhone > had been changed. What do I need to do to prevent this from happening in > the future? > > There was one time last week where I heard my IPhone say something like, > "Messages could not be moved to trash folder." I've not heard that any > more. > > This is very sudden. I have always used IMap settings on the phone. If my > computer downloads the messages, there's no problem. <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
