5.5.13. Deleting email messages

The following options are available:

  • Delete individual email messages or entire email threads. By default, the email messages are moved to the Trash folder.

  • Delete all email messages in an email folder. By default, the email messages are moved to the trash.

  • Recover deleted email messages from the Trash.

  • Permanently delete email messages from the trash. Permanently deleted email messages are irrevocably lost.

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

How to delete email messages:

  1. Select an email in the side bar.

  2. Click on Delete in the display area.

Result: The email is moved to the Trash folder.

Tip: You can also delete multiple email messages at once or all the email messages in an email thread.

How to delete all email messages in a folder:

  1. In the folder tree, select the folder that contains the email messages that you want to delete.

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

Result: The email messages are moved to the Trash folder.

How to recover deleted email messages:

  1. Open the Trash folder in the folder tree.

  2. Select an email in the side bar.

  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 email is moved to the selected folder.

How to permanently delete an email from the Trash folder:

Warning: Permanently deleted email messages cannot be recovered. Before permanently deleting an email, make sure you no longer need the email.

  1. Open the Trash folder in the folder tree.

  2. Select an email in the side bar.

  3. Click on Delete in the display area.

Result: The email is permanently deleted.