Why Would I Archive Email in my Trash Folder?

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Why Would I Archive Email in my Trash Folder?

Ever since the iOS 13 update, when I go to the Trash folder in iOS Mail for my Gmail account and select Edit and Select All, the only option is to Archive. Why would I ever archive mail in my Trash folder???

If I click Edit and manually select each message, then the option to Delete is available. But that is a real pain when 100+ messages need to deleted!

Also, I see the spinning wheel and "checking for mail" message a lot more often since the iOS 13 updates. I can't help but believe this is draining the battery faster than it should.

Apple, please fix iOS Mail!

iPhone 6s, iOS 13

Posted on Nov 20, 2019 9:00 AM

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KiltedTim

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Nov 20, 2019 9:06 AM in response to psmith2100

Google's implementation of IMAP for Gmail is horribly non-standard.

What you're seeing is a result of specific setting in Gmail.

You will have to go to the settings for your account at the gmail web-site and change the behavior in the IMAP settings there.

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psmith2100 Author

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Nov 20, 2019 9:09 AM in response to SravanKrA

This is not what I want to do. If I select this option, then I no longer have the option to archive mail in the inbox. I only have the delete option. I want to empty trash not delete mail in my inbox as default behavior.

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psmith2100 Author

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Nov 20, 2019 9:10 AM in response to SravanKrA

This is not what I want to do. If I select this option, then I no

longer have the option to archive mail in the inbox. I only have the

delete option. I want to empty trash not delete mail in my inbox as

default behavior.

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psmith2100 Author

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Nov 20, 2019 9:12 AM in response to KiltedTim

Thanks. But can you tell me what setting needs to be changed in Gmail on the web? I haven't changed any setting here with regards to delete function or imap. Prior to iOS 13, I used to have the option to go to Trash folder, edit, select all, and delete all emails. Now I only see archive unless I manually select each mail in Trash folder in which case I only see delete option.

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Nov 20, 2019 9:03 AM in response to psmith2100

Watch the GIF below for (Archive / Trash Settings)

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Why Would I Archive Email in my Trash Folder?

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