Gmail

[Doran]

Ok, So I have 12,000 messages in my account.

The time has come to keep the ones I want to keep and delete the rest, then keep on top of my inbox from then on out!

But I can't work out how to do it.

The problem is that I have already archived like 10k, but want to keep some of them, so how do I split them apart, then delete the rest of the arichived ones?

I ask this because I presume the 'archive' is the only place to store old messages - I was disapointed that it does not look like you can simply create another folder.

Can anyone help?

 

[Pho]

You could create folders with IMAP and move your messages to them.

 

[James07]

I thought 7k was a lot!

Im not too sure about this, can you not search for the ones su want to keep by using the search option, or can you not just tick the box at the side of the screen on each email you want to delete..

You could create folders with IMAP and move your messages to them.

Or that..

 

[Darg]

Get yourself a new account. It's obvious that too many people know your current address.

 

[Doran]

Get yourself a new account. It's obvious that too many people know your current address.

That isn't actually the problem, believe it or not!

I just talk to things far too much, and I never changed my facebook settings (which I have now done!)

Ok, So i have just set up IMAP - how do I get the specific emails I want to keep in therE?

 

[spirit]

star the ones you wanna keep, press unstared it selects them all then delete ?

 

[Zogger]

I ask this because I presume the 'archive' is the only place to store old messages - I was disapointed that it does not look like you can simply create another folder.

Use labels? You can createa filter to label messages and archive them straight away..

 

[Doran]

star the ones you wanna keep, press unstared it selects them all then delete ?

Of course! That is by far the easiest immediate solution!

I am thick!

 

[Skeeter]

you want to delete emails from Gmail?

With 6GB of space?

Im confused as to why?

 

[Doran]

you want to delete emails from Gmail?

With 6GB of space?

Im confused as to why?

Unmanageable, as I want to store and easily locate key emails, which 12000 messages precludes!

 

[quackers]

surely you dont need to keep 12k worth of emails?

 

[Doran]

surely you dont need to keep 12k worth of emails?

Whats what I just said, I dont want 12k emails, but having them precludes sensibly looking after and organising the rest.

 

[LiE]

Just archive them all. If you ever need to find an e-mail, just do a search.

 

[Doran]

Just archive them all. If you ever need to find an e-mail, just do a search.

Thats what i have been doing, but i've not always been able to find what I was looking for. Hence the change in strategy.

 

[Pho]

That isn't actually the problem, believe it or not!

I just talk to things far too much, and I never changed my facebook settings (which I have now done!)

Ok, So i have just set up IMAP - how do I get the specific emails I want to keep in therE?

All I did was this.

1) Using say outlook right click on your gmail IMAP account and choose new folder and give it a name, click ok.

2) Select your [Gmail]/All Mail folder (this includes already archived emails)

3) Select all emails you want to move to the newly created folder.

4) Right click > Move to Folder and select the folder you created.

 

[wonder_lander]

I've got 17k on mine and don't feel the need to delete stuff yet!

Search is quick so why delete them?

 

[Doran]

As is said, I was struggling to find stuff on search, not least because even the rarest term seemed to generate loads of emails!