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I can't delete messages from the "all mail" folder. Deleted emails are immediately restored.

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spudroad18
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I can't delete messages from the "all mail" folder on one of my email accounts. On other email accounts its not a problem. Deleted emails are immediately restored. What setting do I have wrong? Thanks

I can't delete messages from the "all mail" folder on one of my email accounts. On other email accounts its not a problem. Deleted emails are immediately restored. What setting do I have wrong? Thanks

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david
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The allmail folder is unique. It was never intended to be treated as other email folders and the general recommendation is to NOT subscribe to that folder. It is a duplicate of all other messages, it doubles resource use when sending or retrieving, and it doubles disc space on your PC. If a message is still in another folder, such as inbox, or sent, then it cannot be removed from allmail.

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