Hi Jessica, The steps are a little complicated and depend on what device etcetera you have and other settings. It also depends on how you have your gMail account set up (e.g. as a gMail account, an IMAP account or a Microsoft Exchange account—all are possible on iOS). If you go to Mail, Contacts and Calendars Settings on your iOS device, tap your gMail account, you might be able to find the setting to delete rather than archive there. If it's not there, try tapping on your email address to open advanced settings, or an advanced settings button. Sorry I'm unable to give you exact instructions at the moment. In Apple Mail, you shouldn't have to tell it to delete rather than archive. But to make sure, you should find your gMail bin/trash mailbox in the mailbox list. It should be in the Google Mail subfolder of your gMail account. If it's not there, then you probably can skip this step. If it's there, select it, then choose the mailbox menu, use mailbox for, trash. Again, sorry I can't give you the exact instructions right now but a little common sense should get you there. Then, you can check under mailbox behaviours tab of the accounts pane of Mail preferences. Make sure that send deleted messages to the trash mailbox is checked. Also make sure store deleted messages on the server is checked. Lastly, you can choose after how long you want your trashed messages to be permanently erased. If you're still unclear after this, I recommend the books Take Control of Apple Mail in Mountain Lion and Take Control of Mail on your iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Both are by Joe Kissel and are published by TidBits. They are excellent resources and are how I learnt to use Apple Mail effectively. Best, Nic
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