I seem to remember there being an "empty trash" option in gmail when you are on the web site which will clear the trash folder. I also thought that when I did shift-command-delete from apple mail that it emptied the trash--while using iMap. Maybe wrong about that. Jim
On Feb 14, 2014, at 2:16 AM, eric oyen <eric.o...@gmail.com> wrote: > hmmm. Every time I have tried to permanently delete something from GMAIL, it > always comes back (my trash folder has well over 10,000 entries in it right > now). I use imap here with mail.app so that my emails that I want aren't > stored locally. > > How do you get gmail to permanently delete something and actually not have it > remain stored in all mail )or anywhere else) without having to use the web > interface? > > -eric > > On Feb 14, 2014, at 12:09 AM, Brian Fischler wrote: > >> No unfortunately I permanently deleted them from the gmail. They should be >> in all mail but are gone. I didn't delete anything from all mail just >> permanently deleted my sent and trash folders. Praying that a Time Machine >> restore might still have them, as they should but can't figure out time >> machine. >> On Feb 14, 2014, at 2:05 AM, eric oyen <eric.o...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> they are probably either still in all mail or over in trash. they can be >>> moved from folder to folder pretty easily. So long as it hasn't been 30 >>> days since you last deleted anything, they should still be there. >>> >>> -eric >>> >>> On Feb 13, 2014, at 11:24 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: >>> >>>> Oh God, I think I just realized why my messages are missing in the folders >>>> where I had everything labeled/archived. I deleted permanently in gmail >>>> all my sent messages as there was 10,000 and I am always emailing myself >>>> stuff and then apply a label and put the email in the proper folder. Phone >>>> numbers account log ins. Am I assuming correctly that the deleting of the >>>> sent mail folder also overrode the label and folder I had moved the >>>> message in to? If this is the case I am totally screwed as I had a ton of >>>> stuff saved. If this is the case then this gmail problem with Mavericks >>>> totally screwed me. Not sure why an email that I moved to folder a placed >>>> a label on it would only be in the sent mail folder, you would think >>>> placing a label on it or archiving it to a folder in gmail whatever they >>>> want to call it would take it out of the sent mail folder. Can someone let >>>> me know if I totally screwed myself by deleting the thousands of messages >>>> in the sent mail folder. I hope I am wrong, but considering I checked the >>>> gmail app on the iPhone and the messages I labeled and archived are gone >>>> from there to, I think I screwed myself. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.