Email

Managing Emails

Deleting emails

You have the following options:

How to define whether emails are moved to the trash or permanently removed when deleted:

  1. Click the Settings icon in the menu bar. Click on All settings.

    The Settings window opens.

  2. Click on Mail in the left pane.

    Click on Advanced Settings in the right pane.

  3. Define the behavior when deleting emails:

    • If emails are to be moved to the trash, disable Permanently remove deleted emails.

    • If emails are to be deleted permanently, enable Permanently remove deleted emails.

      Warning: Depending on the configuration, permanently deleted emails can not be recovered.

How to delete single emails:

  1. Select one or several emails.

  2. Click the Delete icon in the toolbar.

    Or:

    • Press the [Del] or [Backspace] key on the keyboard.

    • In an email’s context menu, click on Delete.

    • If you have selected a single email, use the Delete icon in the detail view.

Result:

  • If the setting Permanently remove deleted emails is disabled:

    The emails are moved to the Trash folder.

  • If the setting Permanently remove deleted emails is enabled:

    You will be asked if you want to delete the emails permanently.

How to delete all emails of a folder:

  1. In the folder view, select the folder which emails you want to delete.

  2. Use one of the following methods:

    • Click the Actions icon next to the folder name.

    • Click the More actions icon above the list.

    Click on the Delete all messages button.

    Warning: If the setting Permanently remove deleted emails is enabled, deleted emails can not be recovered, depending on the configuration.

  3. Confirm that you want to delete the content of this folder.

Result:

  • If the setting Permanently remove deleted emails is disabled:

    The emails are moved to the Trash folder.

  • If the setting Permanently remove deleted emails is enabled:

    The emails will be permanently deleted.

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Parent topic: Managing Emails