Mail moves from inbox to archive

richardrj · 11-16-2006, 02:50 PM

Hi, I have noticed that Gmail automatically moves my most recent conversations from my inbox to the archive (All Mail) after a few hours. This is a pain as I would rather they remained in my inbox. I have to move them back again. Should this be happening, and is there anything I can do about it? Many thanks.

IamTheKing9 · 11-17-2006, 12:23 AM

This shouldn't be happening. Its a unique case, and I've never heard of anything quite like this.
I can't suggest anything, but why don't you try contacting Google about this?
Also, you could try deleting your cookies and cache. Though I don't think anything would happen, its worth trying.

richardrj · 11-20-2006, 08:37 AM

I've now worked out why it's doing this. I normally access my Gmail account through the web, but I also have it set up as a POP account on my mail client. So I'm sending and receiving messages as normal through the web, then I fire up my mail client and copies of those messages appear in my mail client's inbox as well. This I think removes them from the server (?). Next time I open my Gmail account through the web interface, the messages have shifted from Inbox to All Mail. I'm still not sure why this is happening, but at least I can now see that there is some kind of logic behind it. I guess the solution would be to take the Gmail account off of my mail client. Any other suggestions/observations? Many thanks.

MrAcid · 11-20-2006, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by richardrj

I've now worked out why it's doing this. I normally access my Gmail account through the web, but I also have it set up as a POP account on my mail client. So I'm sending and receiving messages as normal through the web, then I fire up my mail client and copies of those messages appear in my mail client's inbox as well. This I think removes them from the server (?). Next time I open my Gmail account through the web interface, the messages have shifted from Inbox to All Mail. I'm still not sure why this is happening, but at least I can now see that there is some kind of logic behind it. I guess the solution would be to take the Gmail account off of my mail client. Any other suggestions/observations? Many thanks.

You can change this on the settings page of Gmail.

Under "POP Download", select: "Keep Gmail's copy in the Inbox", instead of de default option: "Archive Gmail's copy".

richardrj · 11-20-2006, 11:08 AM

That's great, thank you very much

07-22-2007, 11:26 PM

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11-16-2006, 02:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
richardrj Noogle Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mail moves from inbox to archive Hi, I have noticed that Gmail automatically moves my most recent conversations from my inbox to the archive (All Mail) after a few hours. This is a pain as I would rather they remained in my inbox. I have to move them back again. Should this be happening, and is there anything I can do about it? Many thanks.

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IamTheKing9 Google Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 3,000 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	This shouldn't be happening. Its a unique case, and I've never heard of anything quite like this. I can't suggest anything, but why don't you try contacting Google about this? Also, you could try deleting your cookies and cache. Though I don't think anything would happen, its worth trying.

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richardrj Noogle Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I've now worked out why it's doing this. I normally access my Gmail account through the web, but I also have it set up as a POP account on my mail client. So I'm sending and receiving messages as normal through the web, then I fire up my mail client and copies of those messages appear in my mail client's inbox as well. This I think removes them from the server (?). Next time I open my Gmail account through the web interface, the messages have shifted from Inbox to All Mail. I'm still not sure why this is happening, but at least I can now see that there is some kind of logic behind it. I guess the solution would be to take the Gmail account off of my mail client. Any other suggestions/observations? Many thanks.

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richardrj Noogle Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	That's great, thank you very much

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