The default is that when you delete a message it will end up in the
trash folder, where it'll sit for 30 days before being deleted
permanently. This is actually all done with labels.
From the blog article I posted below, it looks like you need to use
Advanced IMAP Controls in Google Labs to change this behavior.
On 06/12/2013 11:06 AM, David Chittenden wrote:
It happened to me, only I did not discover it for 5 years. What I do not
remember is whether the setting for gmail to save one's messages even when you
delete them from the device or computer is the gmail default, or if I
accidentally set it up that way when I initially set up my gmail account
several years ago.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 13/06/2013, at 3:43, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> wrote:
I've been using Gmail and IMAP for years across multiple machines and devices,
and I've never had to configure Gmail to delete messages permanently, and I've
never had problems with deleted messages showing back up, other than when I've
had networking issues, and the deletions were not synced to the IMAP server.
I've set up new accounts on new systems, and this has never seemingly reset the
labels or deletion flags on the server. I still suspect something else is going
on here since the problem being described here is counter to how IMAP should
work.
It also sounds like permanently deleting a message will not move it into the
trash folder. I personally prefer having my deleted messages cool their heels
in the trash folder for a few days. I've had to retrieve a few messages that
I'd accidentally deleted.
For more on how to configure Gmail to permanently delete mail messages, you can
check out their blog article at
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-in-labs-advanced-imap-controls.html
On 06/12/2013 05:01 AM, David Chittenden wrote:
The problem is not on the iPhone. You are using IMAP, and the same thing
can happen with POP3, and it is something to do with Google gmail.
The default settings for gmail is to keep all messages, even when you
delete them. Gmail tracks the deletion flag whilst saving the messages.
When you use a new computer, the flags are set back to default and the
mail reappears.
In gmail settings, you need to set gmail to permanently delete any mail
that you delete and the messages will start deleting properly.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com <mailto:dchitten...@gmail.com>
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 11/06/2013, at 13:44, "Jim Portillo" <portillo....@gmail.com
<mailto:portillo....@gmail.com>> wrote:
Hi there,
Question. I’ve had a couple of email accounts going on my IPhone 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?
Thanks,
Jim
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