5.5.13. Deleting E-Mail messages

The following options exist:

  • Delete individual E-Mail messages or entire E-Mail threads. By default, the E-Mails are moved to the Trash folder.

  • Delete all E-Mails of an E-Mail folder. Per default, the E-Mails are moved to the trash.

  • Recover deleted E-Mail messages from the Trash.

  • Permanently delete E-Mail messages from the trash. Permanently deleted E-Mail messages are irrevocably lost.

Warning: If you enable the E-Mail settings option Permanently remove deleted E-Mails you will not be able to recover deleted E-Mail messages. It is recommended that you not use this setting.

How to delete E-Mail messages:

  1. Select an E-Mail in the sidebar.

  2. Click on Delete in the display area.

Result: The E-Mail is moved to the Trash folder.

Tip: You can also delete multiple E-Mails at once or all the E-Mails in an E-Mail thread.

How to delete all E-Mails of a folder:

  1. In the folder tree, select the folder which E-Mails you want to delete.

  2. Click the Edit folder icon below the folder tree. Click on Empty folder.

Result: The E-Mails are moved to the Trash folder.

How to recover deleted E-Mails:

  1. Open the Trash folder in the folder tree.

  2. Select an E-Mail in the sidebar.

  3. Click on More in the display area. Select Move from the menu.

  4. Select a folder in the Move window. Click on Move.

Result: The E-Mail is moved to the selected folder.

How to permanently delete an E-Mail from the Trash folder:

Warning: Permanently deleted E-Mails can not be recovered. Before permanently deleting an E-Mail, make sure you no longer need the E-Mail.

  1. Open the Trash folder in the folder tree.

  2. Select an E-Mail in the sidebar.

  3. Click on Delete in the display area.

Result: The E-Mail is permanently deleted.