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iPad email folders disappeared

I am trying to help my elderly mother remotely with her iPad. All her email folders have disappeared from her iPad mail app and it just says ‘All Bins’ at the top. This came after she tried to make space as it said her iCloud storage was nearly full.


See screenshot.


How can I help her get the folders back?


TIA!

iPad, iPadOS 14

Posted on Aug 14, 2023 11:14 AM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2023 12:50 PM

Simply tap the blue Sidebar icon - at the upper-left corner of the Mail App window - to expose all of the Mailboxes.

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Jul 14, 2024 1:26 PM in response to harriet1973

Since holiday with no WiFi available I’m now in an airport Hotel and logged in

all my gmail folders are empty including the one with all my details for my flight home

im able to send and receive emails

I’ve tried switching off both iPhone and iPad but folders are still empty

ive logged onto gmail.com and checked bin and trash but nothing

can you help please





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