I have tried to remove the gmail account from the mail app and then reloading it. I have tried "rebuilding" the folders under the account. I have tried dragging the emails to trash (both individually and as a group) and nothing!!!
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)
In mail preferences there is a selection for how long to wait before deleting on the server.
See the last section "Trash" for your account.
I have looked into that before and have it set up to delete whenever I quit Mail and do not have my deleted messages to stay on the server.
this is what i get every time
Try quitting mail and restarting mail.
Then try rebooting the whole computer.
why won't my mail account delete older messages, even after dragging them to trash?
